International tourism, expenditures in Uganda
Uganda: International tourism, expenditures was 2.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Uganda, 2004–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Uganda is 2.6%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.9% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Uganda peaked at 8.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2020.
Uganda ranks 126th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.2% | — |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -43.1% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -56.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 8.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 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 2.6% 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 8.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Uganda ranks 126th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.