Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Uganda
Uganda: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 14.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Uganda, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Uganda is 14.4%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 99.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Uganda peaked at 26.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
That places Uganda 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13.3% | — |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +95.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +99.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 0.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 178 Niger 42.4% compare
- 179 Sierra Leone 37.6% compare
- 180 Congo 31.2% compare
- 182 Benin 0.0%
- 182 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 182 Burundi 0.0%
- 182 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 182 Chad 0.0% compare
- 182 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0%
- 182 Eritrea 0.0% compare
- 182 Somalia 0.0%
- 182 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 182 Yemen 0.0% compare
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Uganda?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Uganda was 14.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Uganda ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.