What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Uganda and Zambia?

22 current US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Uganda vs Zambia: GNI (current US$), per capita

Uganda

1,179 current US$ per person

in 2025

Zambia

1,201 current US$ per person

in 2025

Uganda rank

185th

Zambia rank

183rd

GNI (current US$), per capita over time

Uganda
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1,201 current US$ per person against 1,179 current US$ per person in Uganda, a difference of 22 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Uganda ranks 185th and Zambia ranks 183rd of 208 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	81.42 current US$ per person	266.56 current US$ per person	185.14 current US$ per person	Zambia
1970s	171.52 current US$ per person	461.36 current US$ per person	289.84 current US$ per person	Zambia
1980s	231.42 current US$ per person	438.73 current US$ per person	207.31 current US$ per person	Zambia
1990s	232.01 current US$ per person	377.47 current US$ per person	145.46 current US$ per person	Zambia
2000s	355.16 current US$ per person	703.25 current US$ per person	348.09 current US$ per person	Zambia
2010s	798.97 current US$ per person	1,457 current US$ per person	657.65 current US$ per person	Zambia
2020s	973.07 current US$ per person	1,138 current US$ per person	164.78 current US$ per person	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Uganda or Zambia?: Zambia, at 1,201 current US$ per person against 1,179 current US$ per person in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Uganda and Zambia?: 22 current US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?: Uganda ranks 185th and Zambia ranks 183rd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GNI (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 256 places, 13,916 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

GNI (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.