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Uganda — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2025 · 76 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Uganda's government consumption reading was 12.1% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 10.4% of GDP in 2024 was +1.7 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 9.41% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2010–2025

PeriodValue
202512.1 % of GDP
202410.4 % of GDP
20238.84 % of GDP
20229.95 % of GDP
20219.76 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2010
20209.69 % of GDP
20199.19 % of GDP
20188.73 % of GDP
20178.37 % of GDP
20167.12 % of GDP
20157.43 % of GDP
20145.49 % of GDP
20133.96 % of GDP
201210.3 % of GDP
20116.58 % of GDP
20106.94 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.