Uganda — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Uganda, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Uganda was 4.24% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.81% in 2010. The lowest was 3.79% in 2019 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.79% per year.
Uganda ranks 148 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 78%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Uganda sits below it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 38% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 27%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 27 of 46 economies; Nigeria (4.19%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 38% in 2020. That is 11% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 87th of 184 in 2000 → 70th of 188 in 2010 → 133rd of 189 in 2020 → 147th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 4.45% | -1.0 pp |
| 2021 | 5.47% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 5.24% | +1.4 pp |
| 2019 | 3.79% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 4.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 4% | -1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 5.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 5% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 5.34% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 5.78% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 6.11% | -0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 6.81% | +1.0 pp |
| 2009 | 5.79% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 5.45% | -0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 6.11% | -0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 6.46% | +0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 5.81% | +1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 4.77% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 5.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 5.08% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Uganda’s Health spending in 2001?
5.05% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Uganda’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -16.7% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.24%; 2022: 4.45%; 2021: 5.47%; 2020: 5.24%; 2019: 3.79%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.