General government final consumption expenditure in Uganda
Uganda: General government final consumption expenditure was 11.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Uganda stood at 11.7%.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Uganda peaked at 16.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2009.
That places Uganda 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.8% | — |
| 1961 | 8.5% | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 9.5% | +11.8% |
| 1963 | 8.7% | -8.2% |
| 1964 | 8.6% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 9.9% | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 10.1% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 10.7% | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 10.2% | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 14.5% | +32.0% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | -37.8% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 8.8% | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -41.3% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +86.1% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -50.7% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.6% | 8.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 7.0% | 14.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 7.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 6.6% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.5% | 11.7% | 6 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 273.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 832.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1.00 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2293 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Uganda?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Uganda was 11.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2009.
- How does Uganda rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Uganda ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.