Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uganda
Uganda: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 0.9234 in 2023. ▼ Falling
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% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.9234 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9309, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.9234 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +107.7% | 0.5734 | 1.19 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 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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