Global rank
#67
Uganda • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free34 · 17%
Visa on arrival25 · 13%
eTA3 · 2%
Visa required137 · 69%
Bloc
EAC
8
Union Members
World reach
31%
About the Uganda passport
Ranked #67 out of 200 in the global passport index, the Uganda passport offers more travel freedom than 67% of passports worldwide. Uganda citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Uganda citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in Uganda is 30%, with capital gains taxed at 40%. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Uganda is a member of the East African Community, granting facilitated movement across East African member states.
Where Uganda passport holders can travel
Antigua and BarbudaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelizeBeninBotswanaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaComorosCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiDominicaEcuadorEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiGambiaGhanaGrenadaGuinea-BissauHaitiHong KongIranJamaicaKenyaKiribatiLaosLesothoMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMicronesiaMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNicaraguaPalauPhilippinesRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSurinameTanzaniaTimor-LesteTuvaluVanuatuZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBelarusBelgiumBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicDR CongoEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEstoniaFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaGuineaGuyanaHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJapanJordanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNauruNetherlandsNew ZealandNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamYemen
How Uganda compares regionally
Among East African Community members, the Uganda passport ranks 4th of 8 by mobility. The average passport rank across East African Community members is #75.