Uganda 112nd / 140

Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2019 edition

Key Indicators Sources: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

International tourist arrivals 1,402,400 T&T industry Share of GDP % GDP 3.2
International tourism inbound receipts US $937.3 million T&T industry employment 264,400 jobs
% of total 2.7%
Average receipts per arrival US $668.3
T&T industry Share of Employment % total employment 2.7
T&T industry GDP US $914.6 million
% of total 3.2%

Performance Overview Key Score

International Openness Price competitiveness

3.0 5.7
82nd 39th
Prioritization of Travel & Tourism Environmental sustainability
4.3 4.2
93rd 83rd
ICT readiness Air transport infrastructure
3.0 1.7
124th 127th
Human resources Ground & port
& labour market infrastructure
4.1 2.5
98th 113rd
Tourist service
Health & hygiene infrastructure
2.5 2.3
136th 124th

Safety & Natural

security resources
4.7 3.7
116th 38th

4.2
Business
environment 3.2 Cultural
resources &
business travel
1.5
95th Overall Score 81st

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Score 1-7 (best) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Past performance

Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Edition 2015 2017 2019

Rank 114 / 141 106 / 136 112 / 140

Score 3.1 3.2 3.2

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Index Component Value Rank/140 PREV Value SSA Avg Avg Best Performer

 Business environment 4.2 95 87 Hong Kong SAR

Property rights 4.0 91 72 Finland
Business impact of rules on FDI 5.0 47 31 Hong Kong SAR
Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes 3.7 69 58 Singapore
Efficiency of legal framework in challenging regulations 3.2 75 69 Finland
Time required to deal with construction permits days Lower is Better  ⬅ 114 46 53 ⬅ Korea, Rep.
Cost to deal with construction permits % construction cost Lower is Better ⬅ 8.1 119 121 ⬅ Multiple
Extent of market dominance 2.7 134 115 Switzerland
Time to start a business days Lower is Better  ⬅ 24.0 110 110 ⬅ New Zealand
Cost of starting a business % GNI per capita Lower is Better  ⬅ 33.6 119 118 ⬅ Multiple
Effect of taxation on incentives to work 3.4 103 92 Singapore
Effect of taxation on incentives to invest 2.9 119 112 Bahrain
Total tax rate % profits Lower is Better  ⬅ 33.7 51 52 ⬅ Brunei Darussalam
Labour and contributions tax rate % profits ⬅
Lower is Better  11.3 = 37 33 ⬅ Multiple
Profit tax rate % profits Lower is Better  ⬅ 22.3 112 105 ⬅ Multiple
Rate of other taxes % profits Lower is Better  ⬅ 0.1 7 1 ⬅ Multiple

 Safety and security 4.7 116 104 Finland

Business costs of crime and violence 3.5 117 110 Lesotho
Reliability of police services 3.6 105 87 Finland
Business costs of terrorism 4.2 123 121 Lesotho
Index of terrorism incidence 1-7 (no incidence) 6.9 100 96 Multiple
Homicide rate /100,000 pop. Lower is Better  ⬅ 11.5 121 119 ⬅ Japan

 Health and hygiene 2.5 136 130 Austria

Physician density /1,000 pop 0.1 = 124 118 Sweden
Use of basic sanitation services % pop. 19.2 134 Multiple
Use of basic drinking water services % pop. 38.9 140 Multiple
Hospital beds /10,000 pop. 5.0 = 125 125 Japan

HIV prevalence % adult pop. Lower is Better  ⬅ 5.9 131 128 ⬅ Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Malaria incidence cases/100,000 pop. Lower is Better  ⬅ 20,065.6 127 126 ⬅ Iran, Islamic Rep.

 Human resources and labour market 4.1 98 115 United States

Qualification of the labour force 3.7 122 126 Singapore
Primary education enrollment rate net % 90.9 97 124 Canada
Secondary education enrollment rate gross % 26.1 = 136 135 Belgium
Extent of staff training 3.7 86 93 Switzerland
Degree of customer orientation 4.5 73 85 Switzerland
Labour market 4.6 = 24 27 United States
Hiring and firing practices 4.4 29 41 Hong Kong SAR
Ease of finding skilled employees 4.6 42 63 United States
Ease of hiring foreign labour 4.8 = 15 16 Albania
Pay and productivity 3.5 = 104 104 United States
Female participation in the labor force ratio to men 0.90 = 36 15 Mozambique

 ICT readiness 3.0 124 119 Hong Kong SAR

ICT use for biz-to-biz transactions 4.2 107 82 Switzerland
Internet use for biz-to-consumer transactions 3.5 126 117 Sweden
Internet users % pop. 23.7 116 114 Iceland
Fixed-broadband Internet subscriptions /100 pop. 0.3 117 122 Switzerland
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions /100 pop. 58.2 129 131 Hong Kong SAR

Mobile-broadband subscriptions /100 pop. 23.4 125 112

United Arab
Emirates
Mobile network coverage % pop. 93.0 116 120 Multiple
Quality of electricity supply 3.4 = 114 102 Hong Kong SAR
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Index Component Value Rank/140 PREV Value SSA Avg Avg Best Performer

 Prioritization of Travel & Tourism 4.3 93 99 Malta

Government prioritization of travel and tourism industry 4.8 77 81 Lesotho
T&T government expenditure % government budget 2.4 98 94 Seychelles
Effectiveness of marketing and branding to attract tourists 4.3 77 78 Lesotho
Comprehensiveness of annual T&T data 0–120 (best) 56 99 107 Spain
Timeliness of providing monthly/quarterly T&T data 0–21 (best) 13.5 = 98 97 Multiple
Country brand strategy rating 1–100 (best) 79.6 60 89 Paraguay

 International Openness 3.0 = 82 69 New Zealand

Visa requirements 0–100 (best) 71.0 = 11 8 Haiti
Openness of bilateral Air Service Agreements 0–38 (best) 7.8 = 105 103 New Zealand
Number of regional trade agreements in force number 3.0 = 105 102 Multiple

 Price competitiveness 5.7 39 60 Iran, Islamic Rep.

Ticket taxes and airport charges 0–100 (best) 74.8 103 101 Multiple
Hotel price index US$ Lower is Better  ⬅ n/a n/a n/a ⬅ Lithuania
Purchasing power parity PPP $ Lower is Better ⬅ 0.3 16 41 ⬅ Egypt
Fuel price levels US$ cents/litre Lower is Better ⬅ 79.0 57 60 ⬅ Venezuela

 Environmental sustainability 4.2 83 46 Switzerland

Stringency of environmental regulations 3.1 115 113 Finland
Enforcement of environmental regulations 2.9 121 114 Finland
Sustainability of travel and tourism industry development 4.4 68 72 Lesotho
Particulate matter (2.5) concentration Micrograms per cubic meter ⬅
Lower is Better  17.7 111 66 ⬅ Mauritius
Environmental treaty ratification 0–29 (best) 20 95 90 Multiple
Baseline water stress 5–0 (best) Lower is Better  ⬅ 0.0 = 10 10 ⬅ Multiple
Threatened species % total species Lower is Better  ⬅ 4.5 39 35 ⬅ Luxembourg
Forest cover change % change Lower is Better  ⬅ 0.1 = 77 72 ⬅ Seychelles
Wastewater treatment % 0.4 = 111 103 Multiple
Fish stock status (% of catch) Lower is Better  ⬅ n/a n/a ⬅ Yemen

 Air transport infrastructure 1.7 127 121 Canada

Quality of air transport infrastructure 3.0 126 118 Singapore
Available seat kilometres, domestic millions 0.2 = 94 99 United States
Available seat kilometres, international millions 58.7 102 97 United States
Aircraft departures /1,000 pop. 0.1 = 120 127 Seychelles
Airport density airports/million pop. 0.5 110 85 Seychelles
Number of operating airlines Number 23.0 99 94 United States

 Ground and port infrastructure 2.5 113 117 Hong Kong SAR
Quality of roads 3.5 = 89 87 Singapore
Road density km of road/100 square km - 44 67 Malta
Paved road density km of road/100 square km - 103 86 Malta
Quality of railroad infrastructure (survey question) 1.5 101 95 Switzerland
Railroad density km of railroads/100 square km 0.5 66 96 Czech Republic
Quality of port infrastructure 2.6 121 119 Netherlands
Ground transport efficiency 2.5 = 118 115 Japan

 Tourist service infrastructure 2.3 124 100 Portugal

Hotel rooms number/100 pop. 0.2 105 43 Seychelles
Quality of tourism infrastructure 4.6 = 75 73 Singapore
Presence of major car rental companies 1 121 113 Multiple
Automated teller machines number/100,000 adult pop. 4.1 130 129 Korea, Rep.

 Natural resources 3.7 = 38 44 Mexico

Number of World Heritage natural sites number of sites 2 = 32 30 China
Total known species number of species 1,396 17 17 Brazil
Total protected areas % total territorial area 16.1 48 74 Slovenia
Natural tourism digital demand 0–100 (best) 4 93 84 Italy
Attractiveness of natural assets 5.9 34 33 Costa Rica

 Cultural resources and business travel 1.5 81 79 China

Number of World Heritage cultural sites number of sites 1 = 97 97 Italy
Oral and intangible cultural heritage number of expressions 6 = 30 25 China
Sports stadiums number of large stadiums 3.0 61 77 United States
Number of international association meetings 3-year average 8.7 87 93 United States
Cultural and entertainment tourism digital demand 0–100 (best) 2 103 104 China