Current expenditure, total in Uganda
Uganda: Current expenditure, total was 4.12 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current expenditure, total in Uganda, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current expenditure, total in Uganda is 4.12 trillion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 262.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure, total in Uganda peaked at 4.12 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 695.00 million current LCU, in 1984.
Uganda ranks 5th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.38 billion current LCU | 695.00 million current LCU | 60.87 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | 458.48 billion current LCU | 98.30 billion current LCU | 870.25 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.99 trillion current LCU | 977.40 billion current LCU | 3.20 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.97 trillion current LCU | 3.81 trillion current LCU | 4.12 trillion current LCU | 2 |
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More science & technology data for Uganda
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,424 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 4 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 8.9% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 14 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.4% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 4.59 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.2076 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure, total in Uganda?
- Current expenditure, total in Uganda was 4.12 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.12 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 695.00 million current LCU in 1984.
- How does Uganda rank for current expenditure, total?
- Uganda ranks 5th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 262.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.