Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 10.45 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Uganda, 2004–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Uganda is 10.45 current US$ per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Uganda peaked at 18.7 current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.82 current US$ per person, in 2004.
That places Uganda 172nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.82 current US$ per person | — |
| 2005 | 6.62 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 6.81 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 7.42 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 10.31 current US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 2009 | 11.16 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 14.33 current US$ per person | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 16.19 current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 18.7 current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 9.88 current US$ per person | -47.2% |
| 2014 | 9.4 current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 7.41 current US$ per person | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 7.96 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 9.08 current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 11.96 current US$ per person | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 14.63 current US$ per person | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 6.04 current US$ per person | -58.7% |
| 2021 | 9.53 current US$ per person | +57.7% |
| 2022 | 8.86 current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 10.45 current US$ per person | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.02 current US$ per person | 5.82 current US$ per person | 11.16 current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.95 current US$ per person | 7.41 current US$ per person | 18.7 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.72 current US$ per person | 6.04 current US$ per person | 10.45 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 169 Bangladesh 14.81 current US$ per person compare
- 170 Cote d'Ivoire 14.62 current US$ per person compare
- 171 Haiti 11.79 current US$ per person compare
- 173 Papua New Guinea 9.99 current US$ per person compare
- 174 Madagascar 9.74 current US$ per person compare
- 175 Mali 9.1 current 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Uganda?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Uganda was 10.45 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7 current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 current US$ per person in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 172nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.