International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Uganda
Uganda: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 268.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Uganda, 2004–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Uganda stood at 268.00 million current US$.
That represents a change of down 55.0% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Uganda peaked at 642.00 million current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 158.00 million current US$, in 2004.
That places Uganda 115th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 158.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 185.00 million current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 196.00 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 220.00 million current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 315.00 million current US$ | +43.2% |
| 2009 | 351.00 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 464.00 million current US$ | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 540.00 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 642.00 million current US$ | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 349.00 million current US$ | -45.6% |
| 2014 | 342.00 million current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 278.00 million current US$ | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 309.00 million current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 365.00 million current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 497.00 million current US$ | +36.2% |
| 2019 | 596.00 million current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 268.00 million current US$ | -55.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 268.00 million current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 96.00 million current US$, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 268.00 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 128.50 million current US$, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -55.0% | 596.00 million current US$ | 268.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 237.50 million current US$ | 158.00 million current US$ | 351.00 million current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 438.20 million current US$ | 278.00 million current US$ | 642.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 268.00 million current US$ | 268.00 million current US$ | 268.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Uganda?
- International tourism, expenditures in Uganda was 268.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 642.00 million current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 158.00 million current US$ in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Uganda ranks 115th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.