Taxes on exports in Uganda
Uganda: Taxes on exports was 17.66 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on exports in Uganda, 2015–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Uganda is 17.66 billion current LCU, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Uganda peaked at 20.67 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.00 billion current LCU, in 2021.
Uganda ranks 12th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.22 billion current LCU | 12.44 billion current LCU | 20.60 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.73 billion current LCU | 3.00 billion current LCU | 20.67 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 9 Angola 82.32 billion current LCU compare
- 10 Cameroon 38.51 billion current LCU compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 31.66 billion current LCU compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 13.96 billion current LCU compare
- 14 Costa Rica 10.93 billion current LCU compare
- 15 Madagascar 8.78 billion current LCU compare
More public sector data for Uganda
- Arms imports 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Tax revenue 12.6% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 33.7% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 44.0% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.7% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -4.3% (2024)
- Interest payments 21.0% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 13.2% (2024)
- Interest payments 19.5% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Uganda?
- Taxes on exports in Uganda was 17.66 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.67 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.00 billion current LCU in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for taxes on exports?
- Uganda ranks 12th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.