Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uganda
Uganda: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 0.9234 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9234
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
171st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.47
in 2003
All-time low
0.5734
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.9234 for public healthcare spending share gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Uganda peaked at 1.47 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5734, in 2019.
That places Uganda 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.27 | — |
| 2001 | 1.35 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 1.47 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 1.47 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.37 | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9807 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9387 | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8268 | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9086 | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9248 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9743 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9508 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7571 | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7864 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6387 | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6746 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5734 | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 1.19 | +107.7% |
| 2021 | 1.15 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9836 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9234 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.17 | 0.8268 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8286 | 0.5734 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 0.9234 | 1.19 | 4 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2174 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Uganda?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uganda was 0.9234 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 in 2003.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5734 in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Uganda ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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