Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita was 514,229 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Uganda, 2015–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 514,229 current LCU per person for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Uganda peaked at 514,229 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 263,579 current LCU per person, in 2015.
That places Uganda 18th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 263,579 current LCU per person | — |
| 2016 | 288,166 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 313,440 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 338,646 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 375,887 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 357,922 current LCU per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 402,471 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 431,702 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 487,759 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 514,229 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 514,229 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 72,663 current LCU per person, 7.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 514,229 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72,663 current LCU per person, 7.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 315,944 current LCU per person | 263,579 current LCU per person | 375,887 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 438,817 current LCU per person | 357,922 current LCU per person | 514,229 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 15 Cambodia 1.22 million current LCU per person compare
- 16 Armenia 751,561 current LCU per person compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 698,698 current LCU per person compare
- 19 Gabon 430,560 current LCU per person compare
- 20 Somalia 396,276 current LCU per person compare
- 21 Tanzania 382,499 current LCU per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Uganda?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Uganda was 514,229 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 514,229 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,579 current LCU per person in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.