What is the difference in gdp per capita between Tanzania and Uganda?

970,310 current LCU, 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.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Tanzania vs Uganda: GDP per capita

Tanzania

3.08 million current LCU

in 2024

Uganda

4.05 million current LCU

in 2024

Tanzania rank

29th

Uganda rank

26th

GDP per capita over time

Tanzania
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.05 million current LCU against 3.08 million current LCU in Tanzania, a difference of 970,310 current LCU.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 26th of 208 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	2,761 current LCU	24.03 current LCU	2,737 current LCU	Tanzania
1980s	15,131 current LCU	8,971 current LCU	6,160 current LCU	Tanzania
1990s	149,255 current LCU	228,223 current LCU	78,968 current LCU	Uganda
2000s	552,131 current LCU	653,372 current LCU	101,241 current LCU	Uganda
2010s	1.77 million current LCU	2.37 million current LCU	603,149 current LCU	Uganda
2020s	2.80 million current LCU	3.53 million current LCU	723,484 current LCU	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Tanzania or Uganda?: Uganda, at 4.05 million current LCU against 3.08 million current LCU in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Tanzania and Uganda?: 970,310 current LCU, 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 per capita?: Tanzania ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 26th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release