International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Uganda
Uganda: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 110.00 million current US$ in 2020. β Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Uganda, 1995β2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 110.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 73.7% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Uganda peaked at 484.00 million current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 80.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Uganda 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.75 million current US$ | 80.00 million current US$ | 135.00 million current US$ | 4 |
| 2000s | 139.17 million current US$ | 108.00 million current US$ | 192.00 million current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 296.50 million current US$ | 186.00 million current US$ | 484.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.00 million current US$ | 110.00 million current US$ | 110.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 125 Burkina Faso 114.60 million current US$ compare
- 126 Papua New Guinea 113.00 million current US$ compare
- 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 112.00 million current US$ compare
- 128 Bahamas 110.00 million current US$ compare
- 130 Ghana 105.00 million current US$ compare
- 131 Rwanda 104.00 million current US$ 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$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Uganda?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Uganda was 110.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 484.00 million current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Uganda ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 for travel items (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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.