Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Uganda
Uganda: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 9.98 trillion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Uganda, 2015–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Uganda is 9.98 trillion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 197.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Uganda peaked at 9.98 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.35 trillion current LCU, in 2015.
That places Uganda 9th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.35 trillion current LCU | — |
| 2016 | 3.81 trillion current LCU | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 4.28 trillion current LCU | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 4.64 trillion current LCU | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 5.48 trillion current LCU | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 5.86 trillion current LCU | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 6.75 trillion current LCU | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 7.32 trillion current LCU | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 8.88 trillion current LCU | +21.3% |
| 2024 | 9.98 trillion current LCU | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.31 trillion current LCU | 3.35 trillion current LCU | 5.48 trillion current LCU | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.76 trillion current LCU | 5.86 trillion current LCU | 9.98 trillion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 6 Lebanon 24.53 trillion current LCU compare
- 7 Chile 21.59 trillion current LCU compare
- 8 Paraguay 10.63 trillion current LCU compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.01 trillion current LCU compare
- 11 Argentina 8.95 trillion current LCU compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.82 trillion current LCU 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 income, profits and capital gains in Uganda?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Uganda was 9.98 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.98 trillion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 trillion current LCU in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Uganda ranks 9th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.5%. 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 income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.