Uganda vs World: GDP growth

Uganda
6.3%
in 2025
World
2.9%
in 2025
Uganda rank
29th
World rank
31st

GDP growth over time

  • Uganda
  • World
-50510196119932025

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 6.3% against 2.9% in World, a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 2.2 times World's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Uganda ahead.

Uganda ranks 29th and World ranks 31st of 213 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 4 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda World Difference Ahead
1980s 3.0% 3.7% 0.7% World
1990s 6.9% 2.8% 4.0% Uganda
2000s 7.1% 3.0% 4.1% Uganda
2010s 5.3% 3.2% 2.1% Uganda
2020s 4.8% 2.6% 2.2% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp growth, Uganda or World?
Uganda, at 6.3% against 2.9% in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp growth between Uganda and World?
3.4%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and World?
43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
How do Uganda and World rank globally for gdp growth?
Uganda ranks 29th and World ranks 31st of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,323 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.