Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 260,753 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Uganda, 2015–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 260,753 current LCU per person for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Uganda peaked at 260,753 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 144,613 current LCU per person, in 2015.
Uganda ranks 18th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 144,613 current LCU per person | — |
| 2016 | 154,362 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 168,644 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 183,982 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 202,102 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 186,409 current LCU per person | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 210,252 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 229,972 current LCU per person | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 249,847 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 260,753 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 260,753 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 44,318 current LCU per person, 5.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 260,753 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,158 current LCU per person, 7.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 170,741 current LCU per person | 144,613 current LCU per person | 202,102 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 227,447 current LCU per person | 186,409 current LCU per person | 260,753 current LCU per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Uganda?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Uganda was 260,753 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 260,753 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 144,613 current LCU per person in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (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.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services 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
Taxes on goods and services (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.