Taxes on international trade in Uganda
Uganda: Taxes on international trade was 8.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Uganda, 2015–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Uganda is 8.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Uganda peaked at 11.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2022.
That places Uganda 44th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes on international trade in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.4% | — |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -4.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 8.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.7%, 81% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 8.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.2%, 77% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.4% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 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 international trade in Uganda?
- Taxes on international trade in Uganda was 8.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for taxes on international trade?
- Uganda ranks 44th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.