Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Uganda
Uganda: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 65.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 65.2% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Uganda peaked at 93.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2025.
Uganda ranks 89th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.0% | — |
| 1961 | 78.8% | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 76.9% | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 74.1% | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 72.5% | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 77.7% | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 74.9% | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 74.8% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 74.1% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 88.9% | +19.9% |
| 1983 | 87.4% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 82.7% | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 78.9% | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 86.4% | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 92.5% | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 91.7% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 93.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 91.9% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 90.6% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 82.7% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 80.6% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 83.9% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 72.6% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 81.1% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 78.7% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 77.5% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 75.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 66.1% | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 65.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.7% | 72.5% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.6% | 78.9% | 92.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 72.6% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 73.5% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 69.0% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 65.2% | 72.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 65.7% compare
- 87 New Caledonia 65.7% compare
- 88 North Macedonia 65.6% compare
- 90 Rwanda 64.4% compare
- 91 Bahamas 64.3% compare
- 92 Belize 64.3% 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Uganda?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Uganda was 65.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2025.
- How does Uganda rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Uganda ranks 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.