Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0011 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Uganda, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0011 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0011 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 170th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -14.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -31.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -21.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +52.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +32.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -26.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +61.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.001 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.001 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +6.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0011 million USD per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0009 million USD per person, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0011 million USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 million USD per person, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +61.3% | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 167 Tajikistan 0.0013 million USD per person compare
- 168 Zambia 0.0012 million USD per person compare
- 169 Togo 0.0012 million USD per person compare
- 171 South Sudan 0.0011 million USD per person compare
- 172 Ethiopia 0.0011 million USD per person compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 0.001 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Uganda?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Uganda was 0.0011 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.