Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uganda
Uganda: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 29.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
29.8%
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
159th
of 189 countries
All-time high
59.2%
in 2008
All-time low
29.8%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uganda, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uganda stood at 29.8%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uganda peaked at 59.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2022.
That places Uganda 159th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 59.2% | — |
| 2010 | 44.6% | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 39.9% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | -14.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 29.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 75% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 29.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.2% | 59.2% | 59.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 35.2% | 44.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 29.8% | 34.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 156 Tanzania, United Republic of 30.0% compare
- 157 Maldives 29.9% compare
- 158 Sao Tome and Principe 29.9% compare
- 160 Djibouti 28.6% compare
- 161 Trinidad and Tobago 27.6% compare
- 162 Cambodia 26.4% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uganda?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uganda was 29.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Uganda ranks 159th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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