Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Uganda
Uganda: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 27.11 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Uganda, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 27.11 current US$ per person for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in 2023.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Uganda peaked at 36.62 current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.02 current US$ per person, in 2003.
Uganda ranks 153rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.56 current US$ per person | — |
| 2002 | 7.6 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.02 current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 9.87 current US$ per person | +40.6% |
| 2005 | 13.66 current US$ per person | +38.4% |
| 2006 | 12.05 current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 13.56 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 17.55 current US$ per person | +29.5% |
| 2009 | 21.72 current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 24.76 current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 29.29 current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 33.7 current US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 27.17 current US$ per person | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 27.04 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 27.95 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 28.82 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 23.74 current US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 36.62 current US$ per person | +54.2% |
| 2019 | 32.56 current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 12.97 current US$ per person | -60.1% |
| 2021 | 21.76 current US$ per person | +67.7% |
| 2022 | 22.96 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 27.11 current US$ per person | +18.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 27.11 current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.31 current US$ per person, 3.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 27.11 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 current US$ per person, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.29 current US$ per person | 7.02 current US$ per person | 21.72 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.16 current US$ per person | 23.74 current US$ per person | 36.62 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2 current US$ per person | 12.97 current US$ per person | 27.11 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Uganda?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Uganda was 27.11 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 36.62 current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.02 current US$ per person in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Uganda ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.