Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 4.21 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Uganda, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Uganda is 4.21 million SLC per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Uganda peaked at 4.21 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Uganda 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per person | +20.1% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per person | +37.0% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per person | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per person | +78.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +28.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +45.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +82.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +75.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +41.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +50.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +55.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +151.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 million SLC per person | +130.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0162 million SLC per person | +231.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0445 million SLC per person | +174.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0801 million SLC per person | +79.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1054 million SLC per person | +31.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1415 million SLC per person | +34.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2269 million SLC per person | +60.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2388 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2976 million SLC per person | +24.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3352 million SLC per person | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3569 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3866 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4128 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.445 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4645 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5219 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5838 million SLC per person | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.625 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7105 million SLC per person | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7784 million SLC per person | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8752 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 1.03 million SLC per person | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 1.61 million SLC per person | +56.9% |
| 2010 | 2.06 million SLC per person | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 2.15 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.25 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.72 million SLC per person | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 2.78 million SLC per person | +62.1% |
| 2015 | 2.61 million SLC per person | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 2.69 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.84 million SLC per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.06 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 3.25 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 3.18 million SLC per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.35 million SLC per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 3.7 million SLC per person | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 3.91 million SLC per person | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 4.21 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 4.21 million SLC per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5527 million SLC per person, 7.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 4.21 million SLC per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 7.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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% | 0.0049 million SLC per person | 0.0162 million SLC per person |
| 1988 | +174.4% | 0.0162 million SLC per person | 0.0445 million SLC per person |
| 1985 | +151.9% | 0.0008 million SLC per person | 0.0021 million SLC per person |
| 1986 | +130.5% | 0.0021 million SLC per person | 0.0049 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.015 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0801 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2947 million SLC per person | 0.1054 million SLC per person | 0.445 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7693 million SLC per person | 0.4645 million SLC per person | 1.61 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 million SLC per person | 1.72 million SLC per person | 3.25 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 million SLC per person | 3.18 million SLC per person | 4.21 million SLC per person | 5 |
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 399,794 BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.26 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 65.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Uganda?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Uganda was 4.21 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.21 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.