Final consumption expenditure in Uganda
Uganda: Final consumption expenditure was 10.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Uganda, 1983–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Uganda stood at 10.5%.
That represents a change of up 320.0% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Uganda peaked at 16.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -3.2%, in 1985.
That places Uganda 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | -3.2% | 7.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 3.0% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 0.8% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 0.0% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 2.5% | 10.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 4 Tajikistan 15.0% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 11.7% compare
- 6 Libya 11.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 10.5% compare
- 9 Georgia 10.3% compare
- 10 Armenia 9.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Uganda
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3,676 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.59 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 17.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 4.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -5.20 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 4.33 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,120 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 222.67 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Uganda?
- Final consumption expenditure in Uganda was 10.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.2% in 1985.
- How does Uganda rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.