Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Uganda
Uganda: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current was 2.89 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Uganda stood at 2.89 million current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Uganda peaked at 2.89 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.96 current LCU per person, in 1960.
That places Uganda 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.96 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 4.22 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 4.07 current LCU per person | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 4.38 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 4.74 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 5.55 current LCU per person | +17.0% |
| 1966 | 5.66 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 5.5 current LCU per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 5.71 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 6.18 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 278.95 current LCU per person | +4414.6% |
| 1983 | 412.88 current LCU per person | +48.0% |
| 1984 | 475.16 current LCU per person | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 939.38 current LCU per person | +97.7% |
| 1986 | 2,379 current LCU per person | +153.3% |
| 1987 | 7,209 current LCU per person | +203.0% |
| 1988 | 21,741 current LCU per person | +201.6% |
| 1989 | 48,449 current LCU per person | +122.8% |
| 1990 | 72,794 current LCU per person | +50.2% |
| 1991 | 92,656 current LCU per person | +27.3% |
| 1992 | 132,425 current LCU per person | +42.9% |
| 1993 | 164,551 current LCU per person | +24.3% |
| 1994 | 176,262 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 217,877 current LCU per person | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 223,433 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 220,476 current LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 272,687 current LCU per person | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 276,507 current LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 302,223 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 322,093 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 328,840 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 363,779 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 429,310 current LCU per person | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 422,647 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 491,026 current LCU per person | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 559,187 current LCU per person | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 589,657 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.22 million current LCU per person | +106.2% |
| 2010 | 1.28 million current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.39 million current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million current LCU per person | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 1.54 million current LCU per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.57 million current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million current LCU per person | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 1.86 million current LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.91 million current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.10 million current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 2.19 million current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.24 million current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.33 million current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 2.44 million current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 2.69 million current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 2.69 million current LCU per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.89 million current LCU per person | +7.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 2.89 million current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 444,524 current LCU per person, 6.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 2.89 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 408,820 current LCU per person, 7.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +4414.6% | 6.18 current LCU per person | 278.95 current LCU per person |
| 1987 | +203.0% | 2,379 current LCU per person | 7,209 current LCU per person |
| 1988 | +201.6% | 7,209 current LCU per person | 21,741 current LCU per person |
| 1986 | +153.3% | 939.38 current LCU per person | 2,379 current LCU per person |
| 1989 | +122.8% | 21,741 current LCU per person | 48,449 current LCU per person |
| 2009 | +106.2% | 589,657 current LCU per person | 1.22 million current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 current LCU per person | 3.96 current LCU per person | 6.18 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,235 current LCU per person | 278.95 current LCU per person | 48,449 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 184,967 current LCU per person | 72,794 current LCU per person | 276,507 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 502,458 current LCU per person | 302,223 current LCU per person | 1.22 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 million current LCU per person | 1.28 million current LCU per person | 2.19 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 million current LCU per person | 2.24 million current LCU per person | 2.89 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 19 Syria 4.53 million current LCU per person compare
- 20 Iraq 3.66 million current LCU per person compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 3.47 million current LCU per person compare
- 23 Japan 2.71 million current LCU per person compare
- 24 Armenia 2.61 million current LCU per person compare
- 25 New Caledonia 2.12 million current LCU 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Uganda?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Uganda was 2.89 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 current LCU per person in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Uganda ranks 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.