GDP per capita in Uganda
Uganda: GDP per capita was 2,980 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Uganda, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita in Uganda stood at 2,980 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Uganda peaked at 2,980 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,080 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Uganda 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,259 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,080 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,488 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,792 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,487 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,188 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,485 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,245 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,689 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,790 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,678 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,980 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 178 Gambia 3,167 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 179 Ethiopia 3,095 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 180 Mali 2,993 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 182 Guinea-Bissau 2,814 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 183 Lesotho 2,721 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 184 Haiti 2,678 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Uganda
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3,676 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 32.98 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 23.26 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 8.20 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 65.2% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 47.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 175.19 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 44.48 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 10.5% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 58.69 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Uganda?
- Gdp per capita in Uganda was 2,980 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2,980 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,080 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for gdp per capita?
- Uganda ranks 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.