Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Uganda
Uganda: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0028 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Uganda, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Uganda stood at 0.0028 units per person. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 128.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Uganda peaked at 0.0028 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1962.
That places Uganda 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +80.1% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +20.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +37.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +78.6% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +28.8% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +45.2% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +82.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +75.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +41.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +50.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +55.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +151.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +130.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +231.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +174.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +79.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +31.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +34.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | +60.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per person | +24.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 units per person | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 units per person | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.002 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 units per person | +5.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0028 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 7.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0028 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 7.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +231.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1988 | +174.4% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1985 | +151.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1986 | +130.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1980 | +82.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Uganda?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Uganda was 0.0028 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1962.
- How does Uganda rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.3%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.