Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Uganda

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Uganda in 2023 — 0.92%. Ranked 170 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.35 pp.

2023 0.92% −0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 170of 192
Period maximum 1.47%2003
Period minimum 0.57%2019

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Uganda, 2000–20230.50.7511.251.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.27%2001: 1.35%2002: 1.47%2003: 1.47%2004: 1.37%2005: 1.03%2006: 0.98%2007: 1.03%2008: 0.94%2009: 0.83%2010: 1.1%2011: 0.91%2012: 0.92%2013: 0.97%2014: 0.95%2015: 0.76%2016: 0.79%2017: 0.64%2018: 0.67%2019: 0.57%2020: 1.19%2021: 1.15%2022: 0.98%2023: 0.92%
Change over the period: −0.35 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Uganda 0.92%
World 6.14%
Eastern Africa computed 1.28%
Low-income countries computed 0.92%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.92 −0.06 pp
2022 0.98 −0.16 pp
2021 1.15 −0.04 pp
2020 1.19 +0.62 pp
2019 0.57 −0.1 pp
2018 0.67 +0.04 pp
2017 0.64 −0.15 pp
2016 0.79 +0.03 pp
2015 0.76 −0.19 pp
2014 0.95 −0.02 pp
2013 0.97 +0.05 pp
2012 0.92 +0.02 pp
2011 0.91 −0.19 pp
2010 1.1 +0.27 pp
2009 0.83 −0.11 pp
2008 0.94 −0.09 pp
2007 1.03 +0.05 pp
2006 0.98 −0.05 pp
2005 1.03 −0.33 pp
2004 1.37 −0.11 pp
2003 1.47 +0.01 pp
2002 1.47 +0.12 pp
2001 1.35 +0.08 pp
2000 1.27

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.