Uganda Poverty Rate 1989-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Uganda poverty rate for 2019 was 91.10%, a 1.1% increase from 2016.
  • Uganda poverty rate for 2016 was 90.00%, a 0.5% increase from 2012.
  • Uganda poverty rate for 2012 was 89.50%, a 1.6% decline from 2009.
  • Uganda poverty rate for 2009 was 91.10%, a 3.1% decline from 2005.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Malawi 97.30%
Mozambique 96.10%
Uganda 91.10%
Zimbabwe 85.00%
Uganda Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2019 91.10% 1.10%
2016 90.00% 0.50%
2012 89.50% -1.60%
2009 91.10% -3.10%
2005 94.20% -1.00%
2002 95.20% -1.00%
1999 96.20% 0.00%
1996 96.20% -0.50%
1992 96.70% 2.00%
1989 94.70% 2.00%