Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Uganda
Uganda: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 6.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Uganda, 1970–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Uganda is 6.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Uganda peaked at 6.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 1972.
Uganda ranks 37th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1971 | -0.1% | -125.4% |
| 1972 | -0.8% | +842.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -138.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -73.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -67.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +198.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +243.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | -0.1% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.1% | — |
| 1989 | -0.0% | -146.2% |
| 1990 | -0.1% | +311.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -121.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +248.7% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +1514.9% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +30.4% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +39.4% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +57.1% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -33.6% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -39.1% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +57.4% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +37.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +59.4% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | -0.8% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | -0.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.2% | 6.5% | 5 |
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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 (current US$), annual growth rate 16.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 273.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 832.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1.00 million current LCU per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Uganda?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Uganda was 6.0% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 1972.
- How does Uganda rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Uganda ranks 37th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.