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Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda

Uganda: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
152nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1985
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda, 1980–2024

0.050.10.150.20.250.31980200220241980: 0.255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.18 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Uganda peaked at 0.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1985.

Uganda ranks 152nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda, year by year

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.2552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.2126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.7%
1982 0.155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -27.1%
1983 0.1529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
1984 0.0793 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -48.1%
1985 0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.6%
1986 0.092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +35.9%
1987 0.0759 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.5%
1988 0.0804 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.0%
1989 0.1115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +38.6%
1990 0.1141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.3%
1991 0.1135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.5%
1992 0.1476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +30.1%
1993 0.1485 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.6%
1994 0.179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.5%
1995 0.161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.0%
1996 0.1633 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.4%
1997 0.1663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.9%
1998 0.1771 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.5%
1999 0.1649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.9%
2000 0.1533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.0%
2001 0.167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.9%
2002 0.1684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.9%
2003 0.1812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.6%
2004 0.1797 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2005 0.1889 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2006 0.2221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.5%
2007 0.2485 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.9%
2008 0.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.6%
2009 0.1526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -45.5%
2010 0.164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.5%
2011 0.1793 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.3%
2012 0.1927 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.5%
2013 0.172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.7%
2014 0.1564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.1%
2015 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.2%
2016 0.1547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.1%
2017 0.168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.6%
2018 0.1849 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.1%
2019 0.1937 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.8%
2020 0.1888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.6%
2021 0.186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2022 0.1744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.3%
2023 0.1989 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.1%
2024 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.8%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.1535 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.1942 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.1719 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1937 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.1929 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 149 Gabon 0.2205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 150 Zimbabwe 0.2181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 151 Yemen 0.2171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 153 Kazakhstan 0.2164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 154 United Kingdom 0.2065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 155 Mali 0.2051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Uganda?
Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Uganda was 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
How does Uganda rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Uganda ranks 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
246 places, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
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Goods imports (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.