Gross capital formation in Uganda
Uganda: Gross capital formation was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Uganda stood at 22.6%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Uganda peaked at 32.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1981.
That places Uganda 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.0% | — |
| 1961 | 10.2% | -7.1% |
| 1962 | 11.1% | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 12.8% | +14.9% |
| 1964 | 12.1% | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 11.2% | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 11.5% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 13.5% | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 13.1% | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 14.0% | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 14.0% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 16.1% | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 11.6% | -27.7% |
| 1973 | 8.7% | -25.1% |
| 1974 | 11.6% | +33.2% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | -30.7% |
| 1976 | 6.3% | -22.4% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 8.3% | +36.9% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | -20.5% |
| 1980 | 6.2% | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 5.6% | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 9.1% | +62.1% |
| 1983 | 7.4% | -18.5% |
| 1984 | 8.1% | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 8.7% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 9.7% | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 10.8% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 15.2% | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 15.9% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 15.2% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | +62.5% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 10.2% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 6.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 5.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 12.4% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.3% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.9% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.4% | 24.2% | 6 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1841 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 222.13 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 7.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 10.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 18.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 960.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1.16 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Uganda?
- Gross capital formation in Uganda was 22.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for gross capital formation?
- Uganda ranks 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.