Services, value added in Uganda
Uganda: Services, value added was 42.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 42.1% for services, value added in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Uganda peaked at 52.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1977.
Uganda ranks 180th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.7% | — |
| 1961 | 33.7% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 34.8% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 32.8% | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 31.5% | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 32.9% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 32.8% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 32.6% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 31.4% | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 30.9% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 29.5% | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 30.5% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 28.3% | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 25.7% | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 19.2% | -25.2% |
| 1976 | 18.8% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 18.8% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 20.4% | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 30.1% | +47.6% |
| 1980 | 23.4% | -22.3% |
| 1981 | 34.8% | +48.6% |
| 1982 | 32.6% | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 30.4% | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 31.2% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 34.3% | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 31.1% | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 32.0% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 31.7% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 31.1% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 30.5% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 32.5% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 33.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 36.2% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 44.7% | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 42.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.8% | 31.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.2% | 18.8% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 23.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 30.5% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 44.6% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 43.0% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 41.7% | 43.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 177 Viet Nam 42.7% compare
- 178 Mauritania 42.4% compare
- 179 Gabon 42.3% compare
- 181 Burundi 42.1% compare
- 182 Mozambique 42.0% compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 42.0% 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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3,592 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 4.33 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 7.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 17.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 90.53 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Uganda?
- Services, value added in Uganda was 42.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1977.
- How does Uganda rank for services, value added?
- Uganda ranks 180th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.