Uganda tourism satellite account: measuring the contribution of tourism to the economy of Uganda 2023

Abstract

The Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) is an accounting framework adopted by the United Nations (UN) Statistics Commission (2000) and was designed to measure goods and services associated with tourism according to international standards, concepts, classifications and definitions. The direct economic contribution of Tourism to the economy of Uganda was measured through the construction of the 10 TSA tables. The ten tables were systematically constructed using primary and secondary data. It analyzed all aspects of demand for goods and services associated with the tourism sector within the economy, monitored the operational interface of the supply of such goods and services, and evaluated how supply interacts with other economic activities. The Uganda Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) was intended to establish the direct contribution of Tourism to the economy using the recommended Tourism Satellite Account methodology. The specific goals were to estimate tourism demand and supply, assess value added by tourism activities to the economy, establish the level of employment generated by the tourism activities, measure the gross fixed capital formation by the sector, and measure the collective consumption of tourism services by the Government.