External health expenditure per capita in Uganda
Uganda: External health expenditure per capita was 19.93 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Uganda stood at 19.93 current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Uganda peaked at 27.71 current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.65 current US$, in 2003.
That places Uganda 34th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.91 current US$ | 2.65 current US$ | 18.41 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.98 current US$ | 13.56 current US$ | 27.71 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.18 current US$ | 18.68 current US$ | 25.53 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 650,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 624,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 643,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 639,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 656,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 660,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 669,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 677,641 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 627,959 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 667,122 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Uganda?
- External health expenditure per capita in Uganda was 19.93 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.71 current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 current US$ in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Uganda ranks 34th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.