Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic in Uganda
Uganda: Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic was 0.1013 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices in Uganda, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in Uganda is 0.1013 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 143.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in Uganda peaked at 0.1013 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1973.
Uganda ranks 16th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +70.5% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +116.5% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +63.9% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +120.6% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +150.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +247.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +126.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +95.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +77.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +136.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 0.023 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0699 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0715 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0676 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0696 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0735 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0781 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.092 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1013 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.1013 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0012 units per square kilometre, 86.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.1013 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 units per square kilometre, 28.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic 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 | +247.4% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +150.5% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +136.6% | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.023 units per square kilometre | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.073 units per square kilometre | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | 0.1013 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 13 Laos 0.1185 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Cambodia 0.1176 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Hungary 0.1102 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Paraguay 0.097 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Costa Rica 0.0946 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Maldives 0.0659 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 fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in Uganda?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in Uganda was 0.1013 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1013 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Uganda rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices?
- Uganda ranks 16th out of 171 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.2%. 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, 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.