Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Uganda
Uganda: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 7.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7.8%
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
148th
of 189 countries
All-time high
15.2%
in 2008
All-time low
7.1%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Uganda, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Uganda stood at 7.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Uganda peaked at 15.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2020.
That places Uganda 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.2% | — |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -47.1% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +9.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 7.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.0%, 59% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 7.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.1% | 15.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 2 |
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)
- 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: value added tax in Uganda?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Uganda was 7.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Uganda ranks 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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