Adjusted savings: gross savings in Uganda
Uganda: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 10.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Uganda, 1982–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings in Uganda stood at 10.1%.
The figure is down 28.9% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Uganda peaked at 25.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1987.
Uganda ranks 158th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 3.7% | — |
| 1983 | 5.1% | +37.4% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | +46.0% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | -23.0% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | -40.1% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +39.2% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | +31.1% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | -18.4% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +62.6% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +79.5% |
| 1993 | 16.3% | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | -20.7% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | +44.9% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | -22.3% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +45.7% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 3.1% | 7.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 4.6% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 14.6% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 16.8% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 10.1% | 14.3% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2293 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 276.61 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 27.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2876 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 346.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 24.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,057 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Uganda?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Uganda was 10.1% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1987.
- How does Uganda rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Uganda ranks 158th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.