Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Uganda

Extreme poverty rate in Uganda in 2019 — 59.8%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 78. Since 1989, the indicator has fallen by 13 pp.

2019 59.8% −0.3 pp vs 2016
World rank 76of 78
Period maximum 80.6%1999
Period minimum 56.2%2012

Trend over time

1989–2019 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Uganda, 1989–20195060708090198919921995199820012004200720102013201620191989: 72.8%1992: 79.9%1996: 78.5%1999: 80.6%2002: 78.6%2005: 72.4%2009: 63.5%2012: 56.2%2016: 60.1%2019: 59.8%
Change over the period: −13 pp Annual average: -0.43 pp

Comparison, 2019

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

Uganda 59.8%
Extreme poverty rate — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 59.8
2016 60.1
2012 56.2
2009 63.5
2005 72.4
2002 78.6
1999 80.6
1996 78.5
1992 79.9
1989 72.8

Eastern Africa, 2019

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.

Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.

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