Goods and services expense in Uganda

Uganda: Goods and services expense was 25.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
25.6%
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
27th
of 154 countries
All-time high
34.1%
in 2016
All-time low
25.6%
in 2023
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Goods and services expense in Uganda, 2015–2023

01020302015201920232015: 31.4 % of expense2016: 34.1 % of expense2017: 25.8 % of expense2018: 27.8 % of expense2019: 33.8 % of expense2020: 25.8 % of expense2021: 31 % of expense2022: 30.7 % of expense2023: 25.6 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Uganda is 25.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Uganda peaked at 34.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2023.

Uganda ranks 27th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Goods and services expense in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Uganda, 2015 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
2015 31.4%
2016 34.1% +8.5%
2017 25.8% -24.3%
2018 27.8% +7.6%
2019 33.8% +21.6%
2020 25.8% -23.6%
2021 31.0% +20.0%
2022 30.7% -1.0%
2023 25.6% -16.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 30.6% 25.8% 34.1% 5
2020s 28.3% 25.6% 31.0% 4

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 24 Saudi Arabia 27.4% compare
  2. 25 Congo 27.1% compare
  3. 26 Marshall Islands 25.9% compare
  4. 28 Equatorial Guinea 25.4% compare
  5. 29 Zambia 25.4% compare
  6. 30 Ecuador 24.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and services expense in Uganda?
Goods and services expense in Uganda was 25.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2023.
How does Uganda rank for goods and services expense?
Uganda ranks 27th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.