Statizoid

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Uganda

Uganda: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.253 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.253
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
128th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.391
in 1963
All-time low
0.061
in 1921
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Uganda, 1900–2025

0.10.20.30.4190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Uganda stood at 0.253.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Uganda peaked at 0.391 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.061, in 1921.

Uganda ranks 128th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Uganda, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.062 —
1901 0.062 +0.0%
1902 0.062 +0.0%
1903 0.062 +0.0%
1904 0.062 +0.0%
1905 0.062 +0.0%
1906 0.062 +0.0%
1907 0.062 +0.0%
1908 0.062 +0.0%
1909 0.062 +0.0%
1910 0.062 +0.0%
1911 0.062 +0.0%
1912 0.062 +0.0%
1913 0.062 +0.0%
1914 0.062 +0.0%
1915 0.062 +0.0%
1916 0.062 +0.0%
1917 0.062 +0.0%
1918 0.062 +0.0%
1919 0.062 +0.0%
1920 0.062 +0.0%
1921 0.061 -1.6%
1922 0.061 +0.0%
1923 0.061 +0.0%
1924 0.061 +0.0%
1925 0.061 +0.0%
1926 0.061 +0.0%
1927 0.061 +0.0%
1928 0.061 +0.0%
1929 0.061 +0.0%
1930 0.061 +0.0%
1931 0.061 +0.0%
1932 0.061 +0.0%
1933 0.061 +0.0%
1934 0.061 +0.0%
1935 0.061 +0.0%
1936 0.061 +0.0%
1937 0.061 +0.0%
1938 0.061 +0.0%
1939 0.061 +0.0%
1940 0.061 +0.0%
1941 0.061 +0.0%
1942 0.061 +0.0%
1943 0.061 +0.0%
1944 0.061 +0.0%
1945 0.061 +0.0%
1946 0.061 +0.0%
1947 0.061 +0.0%
1948 0.061 +0.0%
1949 0.061 +0.0%
1950 0.063 +3.3%
1951 0.073 +15.9%
1952 0.074 +1.4%
1953 0.076 +2.7%
1954 0.076 +0.0%
1955 0.076 +0.0%
1956 0.087 +14.5%
1957 0.087 +0.0%
1958 0.166 +90.8%
1959 0.163 -1.8%
1960 0.175 +7.4%
1961 0.183 +4.6%
1962 0.252 +37.7%
1963 0.391 +55.2%
1964 0.386 -1.3%
1965 0.386 +0.0%
1966 0.238 -38.3%
1967 0.224 -5.9%
1968 0.224 +0.0%
1969 0.201 -10.3%
1970 0.194 -3.5%
1971 0.12 -38.1%
1972 0.084 -30.0%
1973 0.083 -1.2%
1974 0.083 +0.0%
1975 0.083 +0.0%
1976 0.083 +0.0%
1977 0.083 +0.0%
1978 0.083 +0.0%
1979 0.084 +1.2%
1980 0.147 +75.0%
1981 0.221 +50.3%
1982 0.22 -0.5%
1983 0.22 +0.0%
1984 0.22 +0.0%
1985 0.182 -17.3%
1986 0.122 -33.0%
1987 0.124 +1.6%
1988 0.132 +6.5%
1989 0.171 +29.5%
1990 0.178 +4.1%
1991 0.255 +43.3%
1992 0.258 +1.2%
1993 0.265 +2.7%
1994 0.287 +8.3%
1995 0.293 +2.1%
1996 0.304 +3.8%
1997 0.305 +0.3%
1998 0.305 +0.0%
1999 0.305 +0.0%
2000 0.304 -0.3%
2001 0.27 -11.2%
2002 0.262 -3.0%
2003 0.257 -1.9%
2004 0.265 +3.1%
2005 0.294 +10.9%
2006 0.318 +8.2%
2007 0.323 +1.6%
2008 0.32 -0.9%
2009 0.318 -0.6%
2010 0.317 -0.3%
2011 0.317 +0.0%
2012 0.316 -0.3%
2013 0.312 -1.3%
2014 0.305 -2.2%
2015 0.3 -1.6%
2016 0.289 -3.7%
2017 0.291 +0.7%
2018 0.283 -2.7%
2019 0.284 +0.4%
2020 0.285 +0.4%
2021 0.274 -3.9%
2022 0.269 -1.8%
2023 0.259 -3.7%
2024 0.261 +0.8%
2025 0.253 -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.062 0.062 0.062 10
1910s 0.062 0.062 0.062 10
1920s 0.0611 0.061 0.062 10
1930s 0.061 0.061 0.061 10
1940s 0.061 0.061 0.061 10
1950s 0.0941 0.063 0.166 10
1960s 0.266 0.175 0.391 10
1970s 0.098 0.083 0.194 10
1980s 0.1759 0.122 0.221 10
1990s 0.2755 0.178 0.305 10
2000s 0.2931 0.257 0.323 10
2010s 0.3014 0.283 0.317 10
2020s 0.2668 0.253 0.285 6

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 125 Kazakhstan 0.259 compare
  2. 125 Morocco 0.259 compare
  3. 127 Ethiopia 0.257 compare
  4. 129 Guinea-Bissau 0.252 compare
  5. 130 Djibouti 0.25 compare
  6. 131 Congo 0.243 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More economy & growth data for Uganda

All data for Uganda →

Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Uganda?
Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Uganda was 0.253 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.391 in 1963.
What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.061 in 1921.
How does Uganda rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
Uganda ranks 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 126 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Uganda. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/tax-revenues-vs-electoral-democracy-index/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/tax-revenues-vs-electoral-democracy-index/uganda/">Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Uganda</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.