Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Uganda
Uganda: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 4.2% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Uganda peaked at 6.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2019.
That places Uganda 151st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 650,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 627,959 (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 16, female, interpolated 607,789 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Uganda?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Uganda was 4.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Uganda ranks 151st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).