Taxes on goods and services in Uganda
Uganda: Taxes on goods and services was 9.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Uganda, 2015–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on goods and services in Uganda stood at 9.4%.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Uganda peaked at 9.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2015.
Uganda ranks 82nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes on goods and services in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.3% | — |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 79 Nepal 9.6% compare
- 80 Tanzania, United Republic of 9.5% compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 9.5% compare
- 83 Thailand 9.3% compare
- 84 Peru 9.1% compare
- 85 Russian Federation 9.0% 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 taxes on goods and services in Uganda?
- Taxes on goods and services in Uganda was 9.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Uganda ranks 82nd out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.