Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Uganda
Uganda: Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) was 1.03 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Uganda stood at 1.03 million current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 193.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Uganda peaked at 1.03 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -772.26 current LCU per person, in 1991.
That places Uganda 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8565 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.684 current LCU per person | -20.1% |
| 1962 | 0.7233 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 1.02 current LCU per person | +40.6% |
| 1964 | 1.24 current LCU per person | +21.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8893 current LCU per person | -28.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8506 current LCU per person | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 1.06 current LCU per person | +24.1% |
| 1968 | 1.1 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 1.27 current LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 1982 | -0.1442 current LCU per person | -111.4% |
| 1983 | 11.46 current LCU per person | -8050.4% |
| 1984 | 36.2 current LCU per person | +215.9% |
| 1985 | 78.06 current LCU per person | +115.6% |
| 1986 | 125.91 current LCU per person | +61.3% |
| 1987 | -32.45 current LCU per person | -125.8% |
| 1988 | 48.75 current LCU per person | -250.2% |
| 1989 | 493.22 current LCU per person | +911.8% |
| 1990 | -373.54 current LCU per person | -175.7% |
| 1991 | -772.26 current LCU per person | +106.7% |
| 1992 | -387.11 current LCU per person | -49.9% |
| 1993 | 12,296 current LCU per person | -3276.3% |
| 1994 | 16,860 current LCU per person | +37.1% |
| 1995 | 12,817 current LCU per person | -24.0% |
| 1996 | 31,014 current LCU per person | +142.0% |
| 1997 | 42,694 current LCU per person | +37.7% |
| 1998 | 20,272 current LCU per person | -52.5% |
| 1999 | 29,616 current LCU per person | +46.1% |
| 2000 | 31,361 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 29,160 current LCU per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 24,439 current LCU per person | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 34,074 current LCU per person | +39.4% |
| 2004 | 57,860 current LCU per person | +69.8% |
| 2005 | 68,154 current LCU per person | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 52,194 current LCU per person | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 63,170 current LCU per person | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 122,567 current LCU per person | +94.0% |
| 2009 | 224,560 current LCU per person | +83.2% |
| 2010 | 254,679 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 249,335 current LCU per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 299,996 current LCU per person | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 431,375 current LCU per person | +43.8% |
| 2014 | 535,470 current LCU per person | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 348,812 current LCU per person | -34.9% |
| 2016 | 540,717 current LCU per person | +55.0% |
| 2017 | 569,885 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 552,522 current LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 615,927 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 604,114 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 579,651 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 663,101 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 707,982 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 973,732 current LCU per person | +37.5% |
| 2025 | 1.03 million current LCU per person | +5.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.03 million current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 14,390 current LCU per person, 71.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.03 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,202 current LCU per person, 29.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +8050.4% | -0.1442 current LCU per person | 11.46 current LCU per person |
| 1993 | +3276.3% | -387.11 current LCU per person | 12,296 current LCU per person |
| 1989 | +911.8% | 48.75 current LCU per person | 493.22 current LCU per person |
| 1988 | +250.2% | -32.45 current LCU per person | 48.75 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9683 current LCU per person | 0.684 current LCU per person | 1.27 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.13 current LCU per person | -32.45 current LCU per person | 493.22 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 16,404 current LCU per person | -772.26 current LCU per person | 42,694 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,754 current LCU per person | 24,439 current LCU per person | 224,560 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 439,872 current LCU per person | 249,335 current LCU per person | 615,927 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 758,975 current LCU per person | 579,651 current LCU per person | 1.03 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 19 Costa Rica 2.21 million current LCU per person compare
- 20 Japan 1.37 million current LCU per person compare
- 21 Tanzania 1.29 million current LCU per person compare
- 23 Armenia 685,732 current LCU per person compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 676,370 current LCU per person compare
- 25 Angola 619,026 current LCU per person 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 savings (current lcu), per capita in Uganda?
- Gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Uganda was 1.03 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -772.26 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita?
- Uganda ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.9%. 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 savings (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic savings (current LCU) 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 savings (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic savings Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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 savings (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.