This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Uganda statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Ugandan statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Ugandan-specific metadata information.
| Goal |
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable |
|---|---|
| Target |
Target 11.4: Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage |
| Indicator |
11.4.1. Total per capita expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by source of funding (public, private), type of heritage (cultural, natural) and level of government (national, regional, and local/municipal). |
| Metadata update |
November 2021 |
| Related indicators |
Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development. Target 8.3: Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services. Target 8.9: By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products. Target 11.3: By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries |
| Organisation |
Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities |
| Contact person(s) |
Ojok Denis Rodney |
| Contact organisation unit |
Policy Research and Planning Division |
| Contact person function |
Senior Statistician (Focal person for SDG indicators |
| Contact phone |
+256 703 002982 |
| Contact mail |
P.O.Box 4241, Kampala |
| Contact email |
Ojokdenis44@gmail.com |
| Definition and concepts |
Total funding from government (central, regional, and local) and private sources (household, corporate & sponsorship and international sources) in the preservation, protection and conservation of cultural and/or natural heritage for a given year per capita. Concepts: Cultural heritage: includes artefacts, monuments, a group of buildings and sites, museums that have a diversity of values including symbolic, historic, artistic, aesthetic, ethnological or anthropological, scientific and social significance. It includes tangible heritage (movable, immobile and underwater), intangible such as oral traditions, performing arts, local knowledge, and traditional skills. Natural heritage: refers to natural features, geological and physiographical formations and delineated areas that constitute the habitat of threatened species of animals and plants and natural sites of value from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty. It includes private and publicly protected natural areas, zoos, aquaria and botanical gardens, natural habitat, marine ecosystems, sanctuaries and reservoirs. Conservation of cultural heritage: refers to the measures taken to extend the life of cultural heritage while strengthening transmission of its significant heritage messages and values. In the domain of cultural property, the aim of conservation is to maintain the physical and cultural characteristics of the object to ensure that its value is not diminished and that it will outlive our limited time span. Conservation of natural heritage refers to the protection, care, management and maintenance of ecosystems, habitats, wildlife species and populations, within or outside of their natural environments, in order to safeguard the natural conditions for their long-term permanence. The aim of Preservation is to obviate damage liable to be caused by environmental or accidental factors, which pose a threat in the immediate surroundings of the object to be conserved. Accordingly, preventive methods and measures are not usually applied directly but are designed to control the microclimatic conditions of the environment with the aim of eradicating harmful agents or elements, which may have a temporary or permanent influence on the deterioration of the object Protection: is the act or process of applying measures designed to affect the physical condition of a property by defending or guarding it from deterioration, loss or attack, or to cover or shield the property from danger or injury. In the case of buildings and structures, such treatment is generally of a temporary nature and anticipates future historic preservation treatment; in the case of archaeological sites, the protective measure may be temporary or permanent. Public expenditure: refers to spending on heritage incurred by public funds. Public funds are state, regional and local government bodies (Adapted from OECD glossary). Expenditure that is not directly related to cultural and natural heritage is, in principle, not included. Public expenditure in the preservation, protection and conservation of national cultural and/or natural heritage covers direct expenditure (including subsides), transfers and indirect public expenditures including tax incentives. Direct public expenditure includes subsidies, grants and awards. Direct expenditure comprises generally spent on personnel, goods and services, capital investment and other heritage activities. A Transfer is a transaction in which one institutional unit provides a good, service, or asset to another unit without receiving from the latter any good, service, or asset in return as a direct counterpart (IMF, 2014). Net Intergovernmental transfers are net transfers of funds designated for heritage activities from one level of government to another. Indirect public expenditures include tax incentives– reduction of taxable income that arises due to several of heritage expenses incurred by a taxpayer. Total Public expenditure on heritage is consolidated expenditure on heritage made by national/federal, regional/ States/Provincial and local governments. Private heritage expenditure refers to privately funded preservation, protection and conservation of national cultural and/or natural heritage and includes, but is not limited to: donations in kind, private non-profit sector and sponsorship. Private funding includes donations by individual and legal entities, donations by bilateral and multilateral funds such as Official Development Aid (ODA), income from admissions/selling services and goods to individual and legal entities and corporate sponsorship. Total heritage expenditure refers to private and public spending on conservation, protection and preservation of heritage. Total expenditure comprises public and private expenditure for natural and cultural heritage. Using the ISIC Rev. 4 classification, total heritage expenditure covers expenditures (public and private) for library and archives activities, museum activities and operation of historical sites and buildings as well resources invested in botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities. |
| Unit of measure |
Proportion |
| Classifications |
International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities Revision 4 (ISIC Rev. 4) and 2009 UNESCO Framework for cultural statistics |
| Data sources |
Administrative data from Financial Releases |
| Data collection method |
Government Expenditure: In Uganda; the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development are the sources of government expenditure on culture. All functions of Tourism Development are still centralized at headquarters. So Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development releases resources to these institutions to ensure preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage |
| Data collection calendar |
After every 3 months |
| Data release calendar |
August 2022 |
| Data providers |
UWA, UWEC, MTWA, UTA and CSO’s |
| Data compilers |
MoTWA |
| Institutional mandate |
Our Mandate is to formulate and implement policies, strategies, plans and programs that promotes tourism, wildlife and cultural heritage conservation for socio-economic development and transformation of the country. The Uganda Tourism Act 2008 under Part IV section 18 (i) mandate this Ministry as appropriate and necessary, in conjunction with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, collect process and distribute tourism statistics. |
| Rationale |
This indicator measures the per capita expenditure (public and private) in the preservation, protection and conservation of cultural and/or natural heritage over time. To monitor change over time of national efforts for the protection and safeguard of cultural and/or natural heritage. This indicator illustrates how financial efforts/actions made by public authorities, both at the local, national and international levels, alone or in partnership with civil society organizations (CSO) and the private sector, to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage has a direct impact in making cities and human settlements more sustainable. This means that cultural resources and assets are safeguarded to keep attracting/to attract people (inhabitants, workers, tourists, etc.) and financial investments, to ultimately enhance the total amount of expenditure. This indicator would allow insight into whether or not countries are strengthening their efforts into safeguarding their cultural and natural heritage. It will help to identify areas that require more attention for policy purposes. |
| Comment and limitations |
Availability of private expenditure data for heritage is significantly lower. Data on other private sources of funding for heritage such (e.g. corporate sponsorship and philanthropy; private donations) are rarely collected systematically and would often require additional surveys proceeded by significant analytical, preparatory and advocacy work. However, some of this information can be got through governmental financial systems when they are recorded on-budget, and off-budget. This indicator comprises public and private monetary investments in heritage. It does not measure non-monetary factors such as national regulations or national/local policies for the preservation, protection and conservation of national cultural and/or natural heritage including World Heritage. These policies could take the form of fiscal incentives such as tax benefits for donations or sponsorships. |
| Method of computation |
Computation method: The indicator is calculated by dividing total public funding in heritage from government (central, regional, local) and the total of private funding from households, other private sources such as donations, sponsorships or international sources in a given year by the number of inhabitants and by the PPP$ conversion factor.
HCExp per capita = Expenditure per inhabitant in heritage in constant PPP$ HC Exp = Expenditure on Preservation, Protection and Conservation of all cultural and/or natural heritage Exppu = Sum of public expenditure by all levels of government on the preservation, protection and conservation of cultural and/or natural heritage Exppr = Sum of all types of private expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of cultural and/or natural heritage PPPf: Purchase Power Parity = PPP Constant $ conversion factor |
| Validation |
Validation is done through national stakeholder validation and Internal validations. If there are differences or inconsistencies found, explanations are given |
| Methods and guidance available to countries for the compilation of the data at the national level |
Total public expenditure on heritage is obtained from government expenditure data from annual financial performance Report. |
| Quality management |
None |
| Quality assurance |
All data collected are reviewed for accuracy and quality. |
| Quality assessment |
None |
| Data availability and disaggregation |
Data Availability: Not available now (compiled) Disaggregation: Disaggregated by source of funding (public, private) Disaggregated by type of heritage (cultural, natural) |
| Comparability/deviation from international standards |
None |
| References and Documentation |
Annual Tourism Sector performance Reports Ministerial Policy Statements UTA Annual Reports |
| Metadata last updated | Feb 12, 2026 |
