Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda

Name: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Uganda: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

181st

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.0497 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1987

All-time low

0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

Years of data

1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda, 1970–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Uganda peaked at 0.0497 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

Uganda ranks 181st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda, 1970 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1972	0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1973	0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.3%
1974	0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1975	0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1976	0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1977	0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1978	0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1979	0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1980	0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1981	0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1982	0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.4%
1983	0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.5%
1984	0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.6%
1985	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.3%
1986	0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+50.2%
1987	0.0497 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.4%
1988	0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1989	0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.8%
1990	0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1991	0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1992	0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1993	0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1994	0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.3%
1995	0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1996	0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1997	0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1998	0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1999	0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
2000	0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
2001	0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
2002	0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
2003	0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2004	0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
2005	0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2006	0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2007	0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2008	0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2009	0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2010	0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.0%
2011	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.2%
2012	0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2013	0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
2014	0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
2015	0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2016	0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2017	0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2018	0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2019	0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2020	0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2021	0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%

Uganda compared with similar countries

Uganda's 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 59% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Uganda's 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1986	+50.2%	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0497 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near Uganda

178 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
179 Myanmar 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
180 Bermuda 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
182 Haiti 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
183 South Sudan 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
184 Bangladesh 0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More economy & growth data for Uganda

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 399,794 BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.26 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 65.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Uganda?: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Uganda was 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 0.0497 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does Uganda rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Uganda ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.