Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 33.7 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Uganda, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Uganda is 33.7 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Uganda peaked at 212.16 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.97 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1974.
Uganda ranks 92nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 15.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | +167.5% |
| 1962 | 21.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 1963 | 18.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 1964 | 17.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 14.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 1966 | 14.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 9.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | -32.0% |
| 1968 | 11.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 1969 | 12.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 11.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 12.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 24.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | +87.0% |
| 1973 | 6.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -73.2% |
| 1974 | 3.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -38.4% |
| 1975 | 14.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | +276.5% |
| 1976 | 4.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | -72.1% |
| 1977 | 4.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 4.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 11.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | +164.2% |
| 1980 | 16.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +45.8% |
| 1981 | 27.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +62.2% |
| 1982 | 17.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | -38.0% |
| 1983 | 22.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +34.7% |
| 1984 | 20.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 16.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 1986 | 20.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 1987 | 20.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 30.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | +50.3% |
| 1989 | 29.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 33.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 37.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 37.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 33.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 34.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 38.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 31.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 1997 | 34.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 46.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | +32.4% |
| 1999 | 34.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.9% |
| 2000 | 48.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | +42.3% |
| 2001 | 40.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 44.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 42.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 58.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +39.8% |
| 2005 | 50.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 212.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +319.0% |
| 2007 | 49.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | -76.7% |
| 2008 | 51.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 48.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 44.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 41.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 43.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 40.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 40.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 39.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 43.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 47.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 42.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 41.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 44.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 42.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 38.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 33.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 33.7 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 54.78 constant 2024 US$ per person, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 33.7 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.15 constant 2024 US$ per person, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +319.0% | 50.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | 212.16 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1975 | +276.5% | 3.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.94 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1961 | +167.5% | 5.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 15.93 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1979 | +164.2% | 4.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 11.63 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 21.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 24.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | 16.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 30.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | 31.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 46.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | 40.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | 212.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | 39.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | 47.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | 33.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | 44.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 89 Croatia 37.4 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 90 Honduras 37.18 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 91 Mauritius 34.74 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 93 Guinea 33.46 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 94 Botswana 33.15 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 95 Kenya 32.27 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Uganda?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Uganda was 33.7 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 212.16 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1974.
- How does Uganda rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 92nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.