Gini index in Uganda

The Gini index for Uganda was 38.2 (0 to 100) in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1989.

Measure: Gini index (World Bank) Unit: Gini index, 0 to 100 Data: 1989 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Uganda, 2023 38.2 Gini index, 0 to 100
Change from 2019 −4.5points 2019: 42.7 (0 to 100)

Gini index in Uganda over time

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Gini index, 0 to 100. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Gini index (World Bank) (Gini index, 0 to 100), 2002 to 2023
Period Uganda
2023 38.2 (0 to 100)
2019 42.7 (0 to 100)
2016 42.8 (0 to 100)
2012 41.0 (0 to 100)
2009 44.2 (0 to 100)
2005 42.9 (0 to 100)
2002 45.2 (0 to 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 42.7 (0 to 100) in 2019, a change of −4.5 points.
  • Since 1989, when it was 44.4 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by −6.2 points.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.POV.GINI · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1989 to 2023 for Uganda
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform