Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Uganda
Uganda: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Uganda, 2004–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Uganda stood at 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Uganda peaked at 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Uganda ranks 156th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 153 Malawi 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 154 Congo 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Vietnam 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 157 Zimbabwe 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 Pakistan 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Belarus 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit in Uganda?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Uganda was 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Uganda ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.