Uganda Poverty Rate 1989-2023
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 1.2% increase from 2016.
- Uganda poverty rate for 2016 was 89.90%, a 0.4% increase from 2012.
- Uganda poverty rate for 2012 was 89.50%, a 1.8% decline from 2009.
- Uganda poverty rate for 2009 was 91.30%, a 3% decline from 2005.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
| Malawi |
97.30% |
| Uganda |
91.10% |
| Zimbabwe |
85.00% |
| Uganda Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2019 |
91.10% |
1.20% |
| 2016 |
89.90% |
0.40% |
| 2012 |
89.50% |
-1.80% |
| 2009 |
91.30% |
-3.00% |
| 2005 |
94.30% |
-1.10% |
| 2002 |
95.40% |
-0.90% |
| 1999 |
96.30% |
0.00% |
| 1996 |
96.30% |
-0.50% |
| 1992 |
96.80% |
1.90% |
| 1989 |
94.90% |
1.90% |
