Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Uganda
Uganda: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 21.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Uganda is 21.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Uganda peaked at 34.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2011.
That places Uganda 169th 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.0% | — |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -38.8% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +50.4% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 14.3% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.6% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.0% | 22.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Uganda?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Uganda was 21.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Uganda ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.