Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Uganda
Uganda: Augmented human development index excluding gdp was 0.2212 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Uganda, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.2212 for augmented human development index excluding gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index excluding gdp in Uganda peaked at 0.2212 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0115, in 1870.
Uganda ranks 128th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0115 | — |
| 1880 | 0.0126 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0135 | +7.4% |
| 1900 | 0.0143 | +6.0% |
| 1913 | 0.0144 | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 0.0229 | +59.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0267 | +16.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0295 | +10.5% |
| 1938 | 0.0348 | +18.0% |
| 1950 | 0.0603 | +73.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0675 | +12.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0785 | +16.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1037 | +32.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0886 | -14.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0528 | -40.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0701 | +32.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0886 | +26.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1188 | +34.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1348 | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1465 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1668 | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1962 | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2196 | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2212 | +0.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.2212 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1723, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.2212 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2119, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Augmented human development index excluding 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +73.1% | 0.0348 | 0.0603 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0115 | 0.0115 | 0.0115 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0126 | 0.0126 | 0.0126 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0135 | 0.0135 | 0.0135 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0143 | 0.0143 | 0.0143 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0144 | 0.0144 | 0.0144 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0248 | 0.0229 | 0.0267 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0322 | 0.0295 | 0.0348 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.0639 | 0.0603 | 0.0675 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.0911 | 0.0785 | 0.1037 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0707 | 0.0528 | 0.0886 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0794 | 0.0701 | 0.0886 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1268 | 0.1188 | 0.1348 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1567 | 0.1465 | 0.1668 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2079 | 0.1962 | 0.2196 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2212 | 0.2212 | 0.2212 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 125 Saudi Arabia 0.2285 compare
- 126 Madagascar 0.2219 compare
- 127 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2214 compare
- 129 Haiti 0.2188 compare
- 130 Bangladesh 0.2182 compare
- 131 Azerbaijan 0.2094 compare
More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 19.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -31.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -34.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index excluding gdp in Uganda?
- Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Uganda was 0.2212 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2212 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 in 1870.
- How does Uganda rank for augmented human development index excluding gdp?
- Uganda ranks 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index excluding gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented human development index excluding gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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