Tanzania vs Uganda: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Tanzania
2.99 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Uganda
4.05 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Tanzania rank
29th
Uganda rank
26th

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.05 million current LCU per person against 2.99 million current LCU per person in Tanzania, a difference of 1.07 million current LCU per person.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 26th of 211 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 2,686 current LCU per person 24.03 current LCU per person 2,662 current LCU per person Tanzania
1980s 14,714 current LCU per person 8,971 current LCU per person 5,743 current LCU per person Tanzania
1990s 145,058 current LCU per person 228,223 current LCU per person 83,165 current LCU per person Uganda
2000s 536,298 current LCU per person 653,372 current LCU per person 117,074 current LCU per person Uganda
2010s 1.72 million current LCU per person 2.37 million current LCU per person 655,484 current LCU per person Uganda
2020s 2.72 million current LCU per person 3.53 million current LCU per person 809,286 current LCU per person Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Tanzania or Uganda?
Uganda, at 4.05 million current LCU per person against 2.99 million current LCU per person in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Tanzania and Uganda?
1.07 million current LCU per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
Tanzania ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 26th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.