Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Uganda
Uganda: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 9,260 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
9,260 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
51st
of 168 countries
All-time high
30,574 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
226.91 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Uganda stood at 9,260 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Uganda peaked at 30,574 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 226.91 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1974.
Uganda ranks 51st 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 square in Uganda, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 626.66 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 863.01 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1963 | 774.82 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1964 | 755.12 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 626.72 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1966 | 650.08 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 456.13 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 1968 | 569.39 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1969 | 607.33 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 608.79 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 682.08 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 1,308 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +91.7% |
| 1973 | 359.11 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -72.5% |
| 1974 | 226.91 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1975 | 876.67 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +286.4% |
| 1976 | 251.03 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -71.4% |
| 1977 | 271.21 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 279.68 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 756.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +170.7% |
| 1980 | 1,127 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 1981 | 1,866 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +65.6% |
| 1982 | 1,183 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 1983 | 1,634 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 1984 | 1,484 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 1,276 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 1,603 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1987 | 1,603 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,488 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 1989 | 2,505 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2,944 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 3,416 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 3,519 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 3,230 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 3,467 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 3,945 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 3,340 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 3,825 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 5,218 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1999 | 3,996 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 5,866 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2001 | 4,998 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 5,701 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 5,557 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 8,008 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 2005 | 7,086 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 30,574 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +331.4% |
| 2007 | 7,351 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -76.0% |
| 2008 | 7,799 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 7,620 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 7,263 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 6,982 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 7,381 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 7,121 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 7,428 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 7,362 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 8,464 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 9,490 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 8,836 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 8,942 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9,824 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 10,074 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 9,934 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 9,260 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 9,260 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,304 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 9,260 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,090 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square 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 | +331.4% | 7,086 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 30,574 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +286.4% | 226.91 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 876.67 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +170.7% | 279.68 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 756.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 658.81 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 456.13 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 863.01 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 562.03 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 226.91 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,308 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,677 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,127 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,505 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,690 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,944 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 5,218 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,056 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4,998 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 30,574 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,927 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,982 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9,490 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,773 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9,260 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10,074 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 48 Fiji 10,536 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 49 North Macedonia 10,034 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 50 Armenia 9,504 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 52 Jamaica 8,564 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 53 Yemen 8,257 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 54 Montenegro 7,977 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 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 square in Uganda?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Uganda was 9,260 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 30,574 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 226.91 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Uganda rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Uganda ranks 51st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.