Uganda - Income distribution

Income share held by second 20%

The value for Income share held by second 20% in Uganda was 10.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.80 in 1996 and a minimum value of 9.30 in 1989.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1989 9.30
1992 10.40
1996 10.80
1999 10.00
2002 9.60
2005 9.90
2009 9.80
2012 10.40
2016 9.80
2019 10.00

Income share held by third 20%

The value for Income share held by third 20% in Uganda was 14.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.90 in 1996 and a minimum value of 13.30 in 2002.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1989 14.30
1992 14.60
1996 14.90
1999 14.10
2002 13.30
2005 13.80
2009 13.50
2012 14.30
2016 13.80
2019 14.10

Income share held by fourth 20%

The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Uganda was 20.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.60 in 1989 and a minimum value of 19.10 in 2002.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1989 21.60
1992 20.60
1996 21.10
1999 20.30
2002 19.10
2005 20.40
2009 19.60
2012 20.60
2016 20.40
2019 20.30

Income share held by highest 20%

The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Uganda was 49.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52.10 in 2002 and a minimum value of 46.50 in 1996.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1989 49.90
1992 48.20
1996 46.50
1999 49.70
2002 52.10
2005 49.80
2009 51.20
2012 48.30
2016 49.80
2019 49.50

Income share held by highest 10%

The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Uganda was 34.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.50 in 2002 and a minimum value of 31.30 in 1996.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1989 33.70
1992 33.50
1996 31.30
1999 34.90
2002 37.50
2005 34.50
2009 36.40
2012 32.90
2016 34.20
2019 34.50

Income share held by lowest 10%

The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Uganda was 2.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.80 in 1996 and a minimum value of 1.90 in 1989.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1989 1.90
1992 2.40
1996 2.80
1999 2.30
2002 2.40
2005 2.40
2009 2.30
2012 2.50
2016 2.50
2019 2.40

Income share held by lowest 20%

The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Uganda was 6.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.80 in 1996 and a minimum value of 4.90 in 1989.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1989 4.90
1992 6.20
1996 6.80
1999 5.90
2002 5.90
2005 6.10
2009 5.90
2012 6.40
2016 6.10
2019 6.10

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution