International tourism, receipts in Uganda
Uganda: International tourism, receipts was 9.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Uganda, 2001–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 9.2% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 59.4% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Uganda peaked at 27.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2020.
Uganda ranks 68th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27.3% | — |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +37.1% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -59.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 16.6% | 27.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 18.7% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 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, receipts in Uganda?
- International tourism, receipts in Uganda was 9.2% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Uganda ranks 68th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.