Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Uganda
Uganda: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Uganda, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Uganda is 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Uganda peaked at 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Uganda 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 96 Uruguay 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Switzerland 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 France 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Syria 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Denmark 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 102 Madagascar 0.0264 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Uganda?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Uganda was 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Uganda ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.