Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Uganda
Uganda: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Uganda, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Uganda peaked at 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Uganda 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Uganda, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -129.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -774.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 2011 | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -130.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -499.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.0% |
| 2015 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -98.9% |
| 2016 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +98.7% |
| 2018 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +774.9% | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2012 | +499.2% | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 147 Jamaica 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Kiribati 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Bangladesh 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Central African Republic 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Algeria 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Uganda?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Uganda was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Uganda ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.1%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.