Data for Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda OverviewBy ThemeBy SDG GoalTopicSocialEconomicEnvironmentInstitutionsSocialIndicatorMost recent valueTrendPoverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...46.0Uganda59.8(2024)TrendLife expectancy at birth, total (years)Life expectancy at birth, total (years)Most recent value(2023)Sub-Saharan Afr...63Uganda68(2023)TrendPopulation, totalPopulation, totalMost recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...1.29Uganda50,015,092(2024)TrendPopulation growth (annual %)Population growth (annual %)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...2.4Uganda2.8(2024)TrendNet migrationNet migrationMost recent value(2025)Sub-Saharan Afr...-223,909Uganda-119,059(2025)TrendMost recent value(2020)Uganda0.384(2020)TrendEconomicIndicatorMost recent valueTrendGDP (current US$)GDP (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2024 billion)Sub-Saharan Afr...1,979.08Uganda53.91(2024 billion)TrendGDP per capita (current US$)GDP per capita (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...1,532.9Uganda1,077.9(2024)TrendGDP growth (annual %)GDP growth (annual %)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...3.6Uganda6.1(2024)TrendUnemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Most recent value(2025)Sub-Saharan Afr...5.7Uganda2.7(2025)TrendInflation, consumer prices (annual %)Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...4.2Uganda3.3(2024)TrendPersonal remittances, received (% of GDP)Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...3.3Uganda2.7(2024)TrendEnvironmentIndicatorMost recent valueTrendForest area (% of land area)Forest area (% of land area)Most recent value(2022)Sub-Saharan Afr...25.9Uganda11.0(2022)TrendCarbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...0.7Uganda0.2(2024)TrendAccess to electricity (% of population)Access to electricity (% of population)Most recent value(2023)Sub-Saharan Afr...53.3Uganda51.5(2023)TrendAnnual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Most recent value(2021)Sub-Saharan Afr...3Uganda2(2021)TrendElectricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)Most recent value(2021)Sub-Saharan Afr...4.1Uganda2.1(2021)TrendPeople using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...26Uganda20(2024)TrendInstitutionsIndicatorMost recent valueTrendIntentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Most recent value(2023)Sub-Saharan Afr...12Uganda9(2023)TrendCentral government debt, total (% of GDP)Central government debt, total (% of GDP)Most recent value(2023)Uganda53.1(2023)TrendStatistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)Most recent value(2024)Uganda68.7(2024)TrendIndividuals using the Internet (% of population)Individuals using the Internet (% of population)Most recent value(2025)Sub-Saharan Afr...36Uganda9(2025)TrendProportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...27Uganda34(2024)TrendForeign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Most recent value(2024)Sub-Saharan Afr...2.3Uganda6.0(2024)Trend
Sub-Saharan AfricaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCameroonCentral African RepublicChadComorosCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Rep.Cote d'IvoireEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGambia, TheGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLesothoLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomalia, Fed. Rep.South AfricaSouth SudanSudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabwe