Wealth share of the richest 1% in Uganda
Uganda: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 30.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Uganda, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Uganda stood at 30.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Uganda peaked at 36.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1996.
Uganda ranks 38th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.1% | — |
| 1981 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 29.1% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 29.1% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 29.1% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 29.1% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 29.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 29.5% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 28.8% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 27.0% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 28.6% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 30.0% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | -0.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 30.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.9%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 30.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 27.0% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 30.5% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 28.8% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
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- 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 wealth share of the richest 1% in Uganda?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Uganda was 30.9% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1996.
- How does Uganda rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Uganda ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.