Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Uganda
Uganda: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.0095 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Uganda, 2015–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Uganda stood at 0.0095. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.2% on the previous year and down 99.0% over ten years.
Uganda ranks 75th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.9855 | — |
| 2016 | 0.6132 | -37.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5987 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2349 | -60.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0217 | -90.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 | -56.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0095 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.551, 2% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4908 | 0.0217 | 0.9855 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0095 | 0.0095 | 0.0095 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 72 Republic of Moldova 0.0207 compare
- 73 Greece 0.0123 compare
- 74 Colombia 0.0098 compare
- 76 Japan 0.009 compare
- 77 Marshall Islands 0
- 77 Palau 0
- 77 El Salvador 0 compare
More public sector data for Uganda
- Arms imports 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3288 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 22.33 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0207 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.12 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 79.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Uganda?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Uganda was 0.0095 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9855 in 2015.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Uganda ranks 75th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.