Uganda: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Low Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
Economic Trivia | Uganda maintained a 7% economic growth during the economic downturn. |
Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2018): United Arab Emirates, China, and Kenya |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Sugar; Brewing; Tobacco; Cotton Textiles |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $101,123,516,709 (2019) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 6.803% (2019) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $2,284 (2019) |
GDP Country Rank 92/196 (2019)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 2.869% (2019) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $13,968,639,805 (2019) |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 33.7% (2019) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 14.646% (2018) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 15.52% (2019) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($2,332,588,662) (2019) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 17,383,132 (2020) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 72.442% (2020) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 6.622% (2020) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 20.936% (2020) |
Unemployment Rate | 1.919% (2020) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $7,865,670,073 (2019) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $6,047,736,389 (2019) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 0% (2019) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $1,266,026,788 (2019) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $1,751,816,061 (2019) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Uganda’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.