Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Uganda
Uganda: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.6024 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Uganda, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.6024 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 211.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Uganda peaked at 0.6024 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Uganda 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +85.6% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +83.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +86.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +79.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +159.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +137.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +242.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +183.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +85.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0423 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0465 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0518 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.077 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1122 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1299 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1567 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1937 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2137 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2703 units per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3053 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3317 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3608 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4056 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4336 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4883 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5518 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6024 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.6024 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0104 units per square kilometre, 57.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.6024 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 23.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 | +242.3% | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +183.3% | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +159.1% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +137.3% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +85.6% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +86.6% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.031 units per square kilometre | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | 0.0518 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1038 units per square kilometre | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | 0.1937 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3964 units per square kilometre | 0.2137 units per square kilometre | 0.6024 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 14 Laos 0.7078 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Cambodia 0.6232 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Iraq 0.6132 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Paraguay 0.5983 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Hungary 0.5206 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Sierra Leone 0.5145 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Uganda?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Uganda was 0.6024 units per square kilometre 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 0.6024 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Uganda ranks 17th 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 211.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.