Taxes on exports in Uganda
Uganda: Taxes on exports was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on exports in Uganda, 2015–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Uganda is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Uganda peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
That places Uganda 42nd out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes on exports in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.1% | — |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +44.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -82.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +274.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +43.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -21.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 49% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 19% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 taxes on exports in Uganda?
- Taxes on exports in Uganda was 0.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for taxes on exports?
- Uganda ranks 42nd out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.