Poverty at $3.65 a day — all countries

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Uganda

Poverty at $3.65 a day in Uganda in 2019 — 76.3%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 78. Since 1989, the indicator has fallen by 8.5 pp.

2019 76.3% +0.7 pp vs 2016
World rank 76of 78
Period maximum 90.3%1992
Period minimum 73.6%2012

Trend over time

1989–2019 · % of population

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Uganda, 1989–2019707580859095198919921995199820012004200720102013201620191989: 84.8%1992: 90.3%1996: 89.3%1999: 90.1%2002: 88%2005: 84.2%2009: 78.7%2012: 73.6%2016: 75.6%2019: 76.3%
Change over the period: −8.5 pp Annual average: -0.28 pp

Comparison, 2019

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

Uganda 76.3%
Poverty at $3.65 a day — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 76.3
2016 75.6
2012 73.6
2009 78.7
2005 84.2
2002 88
1999 90.1
1996 89.3
1992 90.3
1989 84.8

Eastern Africa, 2019

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

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption falls below $3.65 a day at 2017 purchasing power parity. The World Bank keeps three international lines because one does not work for the whole world: extreme poverty at $2.15 has all but disappeared in middle-income countries, and they need a higher line. This one matches the typical national lines of lower-middle-income countries — that is, it answers how many are poor by the standards of countries like them, not how many are destitute.

Important: Measured from consumption or income in household surveys held once every few years, so the years are discontinuous. The line is set in 2017 PPP dollars, not in current ones.

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