Gross public investment in Uganda
Uganda: Gross public investment was 6.7% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Gross public investment in Uganda, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross public investment in Uganda is 6.7%, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Uganda peaked at 7.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1986.
That places Uganda 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.4% | — |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | +34.7% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | +27.9% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 6.2% | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +38.8% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 26 Burkina Faso 7.7% compare
- 27 South Africa 7.1% compare
- 28 Malawi 6.9% compare
- 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.7% compare
- 31 Cameroon 6.5% compare
- 32 Niger 6.3% 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 865.53 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9953 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3,659 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 4.41 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Uganda?
- Gross public investment in Uganda was 6.7% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1986.
- How does Uganda rank for gross public investment?
- Uganda ranks 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.