Government budget and revenue in Haut-Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo: official figures
The draft 2026 finance law allocates FC 179.1 billion to Haut-Uele from the 40% of national revenue shared with the provinces, 2.24% of the FC 8.00 trillion total; 9th smallest of the 26 provinces.
Was Haut-Uele's budget transfer cut?
In the 2025 budget the province's share was cut from FC 212.9 billion in the initial law to FC 147.0 billion in the amended law, a fall of 31%, as the amended law reduced the total shared with all provinces from FC 9.51 trillion to FC 6.56 trillion while keeping each province's percentage.
Source: Ministère du Budget · saved copyHow much does Haut-Uele get from the equalisation fund?
Haut-Uele is also due FC 84.7 billion from the national equalisation fund (Caisse nationale de péréquation) in the 2026 draft, 5.05% of the fund and 9th largest of the 26 provinces; the fund pays for investment in provinces that are behind.
Source: Ministère du Budget · saved copyHow much is spent on local development in Haut-Uele?
The draft 2026 budget provides FC 32.5 billion for local development projects (the PDL-145 territoires programme) in Haut-Uele's 6 territories, 3.9% of the FC 824.7 billion programme.
Source: Ministère du Budget · saved copyMore figures
- That transfer is about FC 87,532 per resident (using the 2019 population projection), 12th highest of the 26 provinces. Source: Ministère du Budget · saved copy
How Haut-Uele compares with other provinces
Share of national revenue allocated to the province (draft 2026 budget) (2026)
Haut-Uele ranks 18 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of national revenue allocated to the province (draft 2026 budget) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kasaï | FC 223.9 billion |
| 16 | Ituri | FC 203.1 billion |
| 17 | Kasaï-Oriental | FC 181.5 billion |
| 18 | Haut-Uele | FC 179.1 billion |
| 19 | Sankuru | FC 177.5 billion |
| 20 | Lomami | FC 176.7 billion |
| 21 | Nord-Ubangi | FC 172.7 billion |
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Sources
- Ministère du Budget: Projet de loi de finances pour l'exercice 2026 (Doc. n°1, September 2025): Annexe XI (40% share of national revenue to provinces), Annexe XII (equalisation fund) and Annexe XIX (local development programme by territory), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 02250658e4dd…)
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