Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Uganda

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Uganda in 2025 — 11.7%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2.8 pp.

2025 11.7% +1.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 100of 132
Period maximum 16.8%2002
Period minimum 6.6%2009

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Uganda, 1960–2025510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8.8%1961: 8.5%1962: 9.5%1963: 8.7%1964: 8.6%1965: 9.9%1966: 10.1%1967: 10.7%1968: 10.8%1969: 10.7%1982: 11.2%1983: 10.2%1984: 11%1985: 14.5%1986: 9%1987: 8%1988: 8.1%1989: 7%1990: 7.5%1991: 8.8%1992: 9.7%1993: 11.2%1994: 11.7%1995: 11.2%1996: 11.8%1997: 13.3%1998: 12.9%1999: 12.9%2000: 14.5%2001: 15.6%2002: 16.8%2003: 15.7%2004: 13.9%2005: 14.5%2006: 14.1%2007: 12.9%2008: 11.2%2009: 6.6%2010: 8.3%2011: 15.4%2012: 7.6%2013: 7.1%2014: 7.4%2015: 9%2016: 7.4%2017: 8%2018: 8.6%2019: 8.8%2020: 9.5%2021: 9.9%2022: 9.8%2023: 9.6%2024: 10%2025: 11.7%
Change over the period: +2.8 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda

Uganda 11.7%
Eastern Africa computed 10.7%
Low-income countries computed 12.3%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.7 +1.6 pp
2024 10 +0.5 pp
2023 9.6 −0.2 pp
2022 9.8 −0.1 pp
2021 9.9 +0.4 pp
2020 9.5 +0.7 pp
2019 8.8 +0.1 pp
2018 8.6 +0.6 pp
2017 8 +0.7 pp
2016 7.4 −1.6 pp
2015 9 +1.5 pp
2014 7.4 +0.3 pp
2013 7.1 −0.5 pp
2012 7.6 −7.8 pp
2011 15.4 +7.1 pp
2010 8.3 +1.7 pp
2009 6.6 −4.6 pp
2008 11.2 −1.7 pp
2007 12.9 −1.2 pp
2006 14.1 −0.4 pp
2005 14.5 +0.6 pp
2004 13.9 −1.9 pp
2003 15.7 −1 pp
2002 16.8 +1.2 pp
2001 15.6 +1.1 pp
2000 14.5 +1.6 pp
1999 12.9 −0 pp
1998 12.9 −0.4 pp
1997 13.3 +1.5 pp
1996 11.8 +0.6 pp
1995 11.2 −0.6 pp
1994 11.7 +0.6 pp
1993 11.2 +1.5 pp
1992 9.7 +0.8 pp
1991 8.8 +1.3 pp
1990 7.5 +0.5 pp
1989 7 −1.1 pp
1988 8.1 +0.1 pp
1987 8 −1.1 pp
1986 9 −5.5 pp
1985 14.5 +3.5 pp
1984 11 +0.8 pp
1983 10.2 −1 pp
1982 11.2
1969 10.7 −0.1 pp
1968 10.8 +0.1 pp
1967 10.7 +0.6 pp
1966 10.1 +0.2 pp
1965 9.9 +1.2 pp
1964 8.6 −0.1 pp
1963 8.7 −0.8 pp
1962 9.5 +1 pp
1961 8.5 −0.4 pp
1960 8.8

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.