History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Uganda
Uganda: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 2,045 2011 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
2,045 2011 US$
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
125th
of 145 countries
All-time high
2,045 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
858 2011 US$
in 1986
Years of data
69
1950–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Uganda, 1950–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Uganda is 2,045 2011 US$, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 69 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Uganda peaked at 2,045 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 858 2011 US$, in 1986.
That places Uganda 125th out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Uganda, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,095 2011 US$ | — |
| 1951 | 1,023 2011 US$ | -6.6% |
| 1952 | 1,058 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 1,076 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 1,033 2011 US$ | -4.0% |
| 1955 | 1,071 2011 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 1,100 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 1,116 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 1,092 2011 US$ | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 1,116 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 1,137 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 1,093 2011 US$ | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 1,106 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1,197 2011 US$ | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 1,251 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 1,242 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 1,280 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 1,310 2011 US$ | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1,304 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 1,404 2011 US$ | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 1,382 2011 US$ | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 1,385 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1,364 2011 US$ | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 1,331 2011 US$ | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 1,302 2011 US$ | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 1,243 2011 US$ | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 1,219 2011 US$ | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 1,207 2011 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1,111 2011 US$ | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 966 2011 US$ | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 912 2011 US$ | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 923 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 972 2011 US$ | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 1,014 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 897 2011 US$ | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 886 2011 US$ | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 858 2011 US$ | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 877 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 902 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 929 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 932 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 915.4 2011 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 934.83 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 959.19 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 994.53 2011 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1,055 2011 US$ | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1,092 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1,108 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1,138 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1,185 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1,192 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,256 2011 US$ | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 1,301 2011 US$ | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1,335 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,365 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1,451 2011 US$ | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1,501 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1,570 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1,679 2011 US$ | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 1,757 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1,831 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1,890 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1,877 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,889 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,923 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,954 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,980 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,992 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,045 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,078 2011 US$ | 1,023 2011 US$ | 1,116 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,232 2011 US$ | 1,093 2011 US$ | 1,404 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,251 2011 US$ | 966 2011 US$ | 1,385 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 917 2011 US$ | 858 2011 US$ | 1,014 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,031 2011 US$ | 915.4 2011 US$ | 1,185 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,441 2011 US$ | 1,192 2011 US$ | 1,757 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,931 2011 US$ | 1,831 2011 US$ | 2,045 2011 US$ | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Uganda?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Uganda was 2,045 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2,045 2011 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 858 2011 US$ in 1986.
- How does Uganda rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Uganda ranks 125th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]