Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 33.45 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Uganda, 1982–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 33.45 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in 2021.
That represents a change of down 40.9% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Uganda peaked at 115.2 current US$ per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, -19.15 current US$ per person, in 1987.
That places Uganda 147th out of 177 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -7.84 current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | -4.79 current US$ per person | -39.0% |
| 1984 | -2.33 current US$ per person | -51.2% |
| 1985 | -6.79 current US$ per person | +190.9% |
| 1986 | -8.48 current US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 1987 | -19.15 current US$ per person | +125.9% |
| 1988 | -13.53 current US$ per person | -29.4% |
| 1989 | -6.39 current US$ per person | -52.8% |
| 1990 | -7.4 current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 1991 | -0.6043 current US$ per person | -91.8% |
| 1992 | 8.28 current US$ per person | -1469.5% |
| 1993 | 14.14 current US$ per person | +70.9% |
| 1994 | 26.06 current US$ per person | +84.3% |
| 1995 | 25.23 current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 43.82 current US$ per person | +73.7% |
| 1997 | 51.07 current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 1998 | 37.04 current US$ per person | -27.5% |
| 1999 | 29.16 current US$ per person | -21.3% |
| 2000 | 20.81 current US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 2001 | 19.8 current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 25.35 current US$ per person | +28.0% |
| 2003 | 29.03 current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 42.62 current US$ per person | +46.9% |
| 2005 | 48.16 current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 37.94 current US$ per person | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 38.83 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 67.44 current US$ per person | +73.7% |
| 2009 | 67.23 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 63.89 current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 32.15 current US$ per person | -49.7% |
| 2012 | 22.39 current US$ per person | -30.4% |
| 2013 | 65.35 current US$ per person | +191.9% |
| 2014 | 110.09 current US$ per person | +68.5% |
| 2015 | 47.76 current US$ per person | -56.6% |
| 2016 | 107.16 current US$ per person | +124.4% |
| 2017 | 115.2 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 78.17 current US$ per person | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 71.2 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 56.56 current US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 33.45 current US$ per person | -40.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 33.45 current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.77 current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 33.45 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.45 current US$ per person, 39% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1469.5% | -0.6043 current US$ per person | 8.28 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -8.66 current US$ per person | -19.15 current US$ per person | -2.33 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 22.68 current US$ per person | -7.4 current US$ per person | 51.07 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.72 current US$ per person | 19.8 current US$ per person | 67.44 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.34 current US$ per person | 22.39 current US$ per person | 115.2 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.01 current US$ per person | 33.45 current US$ per person | 56.56 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 144 Niger 55.53 current US$ per person compare
- 145 Latvia 54.45 current US$ per person compare
- 146 Cameroon 49.98 current US$ per person compare
- 148 Rwanda 20.1 current US$ per person compare
- 149 Eritrea 19.66 current US$ per person compare
- 150 Central African Republic 15.88 current US$ per person compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -31.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -34.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Uganda?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Uganda was 33.45 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 115.2 current US$ per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.15 current US$ per person in 1987.
- How does Uganda rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Uganda ranks 147th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.