GDP growth in Uganda
Uganda: GDP growth was 6.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP growth in Uganda, 1983–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 6.3% for gdp growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Uganda peaked at 11.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 1985.
Uganda ranks 29th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
GDP growth in Uganda, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5.7% | — |
| 1984 | -0.3% | -106.0% |
| 1985 | -3.3% | +859.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -111.8% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | +915.6% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | +108.7% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | -23.0% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 5.6% | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -38.5% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | +143.6% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -23.1% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | +79.9% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -21.3% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -43.8% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +64.2% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -61.0% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +65.0% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +68.5% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -25.9% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +70.3% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +66.6% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -59.1% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +42.4% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -34.5% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +101.3% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -54.2% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +29.7% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +13.5% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.0% | -3.3% | 8.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 3.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 3.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 6.5% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 6.5% compare
- 28 Djibouti 6.5% compare
- 30 Maldives 6.3% compare
- 31 Togo 6.3% compare
- 32 Turkmenistan 6.3% 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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 7.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 17.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 90.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 275.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 332,802 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0002 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Uganda?
- Gdp growth in Uganda was 6.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 1985.
- How does Uganda rank for gdp growth?
- Uganda ranks 29th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.