Wellbeing · UBOS National Standard Indicators
Uganda’s national scorecard
UBOS tracks a set of standard indicators to measure progress towards lower-middle-income status. 42% of Ugandans were poor in several ways at once (schooling, health, living conditions) in 2019/20, about twice the 20% who were poor by income alone.
GDP per person, 2021/22
US$1,042
up from US$926 in 2014/15
Poor in several ways, 2019/20
42%
multidimensional poverty
Homes with any electricity, 2019/20
57%
19% from the grid
Tax as a share of GDP, 2021/22
12.6%
women hold 34% of seats in Parliament
57% of households had some electricity in 2019/20, but mostly from solar: 38% used solar, against 19% on the national grid.
Poor in several ways at once
Multidimensional poverty by region, % of people, 2019/20
| Poor in several ways | |
|---|---|
| Northern | 63% |
| Eastern | 46% |
| Western | 45% |
| Central | 20% |
| Uganda | 42% |
Solar lights more homes than the grid
% of households with electricity, by source, 2019/20
| Households | |
|---|---|
| Solar kit | 27% |
| National grid | 19% |
| Solar home system | 11% |
GDP per person
US$, current prices
| Month | US$ per person |
|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1,042 |
| 2020/21 | 957 |
| 2019/20 | 916 |
| 2018/19 | 889 |
| 2017/18 | 855 |
| 2016/17 | 824 |
| 2015/16 | 808 |
| 2014/15 | 926 |
More paved national roads
Kilometres
| Month | Paved national roads |
|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 5,398 km |
| 2020/21 | 5,398 km |
| 2019/20 | 5,398 km |
| 2018/19 | 5,111 km |
| 2017/18 | 4,193 km |
| 2016/17 | 4,157 km |
| 2015/16 | 3,919 km |
| 2014/15 | 3,919 km |
The scorecard
The first and latest value UBOS reports for each indicator, 2014/15 to 2021/22. Survey figures are shown for the year they first appear.
Income
How much the economy produces per person, and how it is shared.
GDP per person
US$926 (2014/15) →US$1,042 (2021/22)Better
Economic growth
5.2% (2014/15) →4.7% (2021/22)
People below the national poverty line
19.7% (2014/15) →20.3% (2019/20)Worse
Income inequality (Gini, 0 = equal)
0.395 (2014/15) →0.413 (2019/20)Worse
Agriculture’s share of GDP
23.5% (2014/15) →24.1% (2021/22)
Manufacturing’s share of GDP
17.6% (2014/15) →16.4% (2021/22)
Human assets
Health, schooling and nutrition.
Literacy, age 10+
71% (2014/15) →76.1% (2019/20)Better
Average years of schooling
4.5 years (2016/17)
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
33.8% (2014/15) →36.8% (2019/20)Better
Stunted children under 5
33.4% (2014/15) →29% (2015/16)Better
Children per woman
6.2 (2014/15) →5.4 (2015/16)
Child deaths before age 5 (per 1,000 births)
90 (2014/15) →64 (2016/17)Better
Mothers’ deaths (per 100,000 births)
438 (2014/15) →336 (2015/16)Better
Workers in farming, forestry and fishing
71.7% (2014/15) →61.4% (2021/22)
Economic vulnerability
Exports, roads, power and water: how exposed the economy is to shocks.
Exports as a share of GDP
12.9% (2014/15) →12.0% (2021/22)
Paved national roads
3,919 km (2014/15) →5,398 km (2021/22)Better
Share of national roads that are paved
19.1% (2014/15) →26.5% (2021/22)Better
Households with electricity for lighting
13.9% (2014/15) →19% (2019/20)Better
Safe water coverage, towns
87.3% (2014/15) →91% (2019/20)Better
Safe water coverage, rural
67.7% (2014/15) →75% (2019/20)Better
About these numbers
- The National Standard Indicators are the numbers Uganda uses to track its goal of becoming a lower-middle-income country. UBOS groups them into three tests: income, human assets (health and education) and economic vulnerability.
- Many indicators come from surveys held every few years. UBOS repeats the last survey’s value in the years between; this page shows each value only for the year it first appears.
- The scorecard ends in 2021/22. Newer figures for some indicators (GDP, population, poverty) are on the story pages.
- “Poverty in all its forms” (multidimensional poverty) counts people lacking several basics such as schooling, health, housing and services, not just income.
- UBOS’s Level 2 table has visible errors (some rates written as fractions, others as percentages), so only a few of its figures are used here.