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Uganda: Government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1954–2024 · 71 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govexp_GDP

2024
18.4%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−0.8 pointsfrom 19.3%
Average, 2015–2024
18.1%10 years
Record high and low
23.0% (1966)low 6.21% (1987)

Government expenditure (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203122.0Forecast
203021.8Forecast
202922.1Forecast
202821.3Forecast
202721.2Forecast
202621.3Forecast
202522.2Forecast
202418.4
202319.3
202219.5
202122.0
202021.4
201918.3
201816.2
201716.3
201615.2
201514.9

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Uganda documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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