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

00.511.52000201120232000: 1.32001: 1.42002: 1.52003: 1.52004: 1.42005: 12006: 0.9812007: 12008: 0.9392009: 0.8272010: 1.12011: 0.9092012: 0.9252013: 0.9742014: 0.9512015: 0.7572016: 0.7862017: 0.6392018: 0.6752019: 0.5732020: 1.22021: 1.12022: 0.9842023: 0.923

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

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uganda, 2000 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 168 Zimbabwe 0.9466 compare
  2. 169 Turkmenistan 0.9422 compare
  3. 170 Guinea-Bissau 0.9384 compare
  4. 172 Pakistan 0.9001 compare
  5. 173 Eritrea 0.8494 compare
  6. 174 Comoros 0.8464 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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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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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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