Mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) in Uganda

Uganda: Mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) was 3.19 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.19 international-$ in 2011 prices
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
107th
of 119 countries
All-time high
3.33 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2012
All-time low
2.04 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 1999
Years of data
10
1989–2019

Mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) in Uganda, 1989–2019

01231989200420191989: 2.3 international-$ in 2011 prices1992: 2.1 international-$ in 2011 prices1996: 2.1 international-$ in 2011 prices1999: 2 international-$ in 2011 prices2002: 2.2 international-$ in 2011 prices2005: 2.5 international-$ in 2011 prices2009: 3.1 international-$ in 2011 prices2012: 3.3 international-$ in 2011 prices2016: 3.2 international-$ in 2011 prices2019: 3.2 international-$ in 2011 prices

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2011 prices.

Analysis

In 2019, mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) in Uganda stood at 3.19 international-$ in 2011 prices.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) in Uganda peaked at 3.33 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.04 international-$ in 2011 prices, in 1999.

Uganda ranks 107th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.31 international-$ in 2011 prices 2.31 international-$ in 2011 prices 2.31 international-$ in 2011 prices 1
1990s 2.07 international-$ in 2011 prices 2.04 international-$ in 2011 prices 2.09 international-$ in 2011 prices 3
2000s 2.61 international-$ in 2011 prices 2.24 international-$ in 2011 prices 3.09 international-$ in 2011 prices 3
2010s 3.24 international-$ in 2011 prices 3.19 international-$ in 2011 prices 3.33 international-$ in 2011 prices 3

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 104 Burkina Faso 3.47 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
  2. 105 Guinea-Bissau 3.28 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
  3. 106 Guinea 3.24 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
  4. 108 Ethiopia 3.1 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
  5. 109 Syria 3.03 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
  6. 110 Nigeria 2.8 international-$ in 2011 prices compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) in Uganda?
Mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) in Uganda was 3.19 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 3.33 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2012.
What is the lowest mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 2.04 international-$ in 2011 prices in 1999.
How does Uganda rank for mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices)?
Uganda ranks 107th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
Is mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices)
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 2,016 data points, 1963–2023
Last refreshed

The mean is the average income or consumption of the population.