Travel services in Uganda
Uganda: Travel services was 8.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Uganda, 1980–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Uganda is 8.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Uganda peaked at 22.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2020.
Uganda ranks 162nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Travel services in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.3% | — |
| 1981 | 16.0% | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +31.3% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | -19.9% |
| 1996 | 20.1% | +40.7% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +76.2% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +29.7% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -55.9% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +32.8% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -76.8% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +131.9% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.6% | 16.0% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 13.0% | 20.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 12.6% | 22.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 7.1% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 3.6% | 8.5% | 5 |
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 travel services in Uganda?
- Travel services in Uganda was 8.5% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for travel services?
- Uganda ranks 162nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.