Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita was 4.10 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita in Uganda is 4.10 million current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita in Uganda peaked at 4.10 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.09 current LCU per person, in 1962.
Uganda ranks 23rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.09 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 5.17 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 5.09 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 5.53 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 5.94 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 6.7 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 1966 | 6.71 current LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 6.62 current LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 6.82 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 7.47 current LCU per person | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 8.27 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 9.1 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 9.36 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 10.5 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 12.48 current LCU per person | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 17.72 current LCU per person | +41.9% |
| 1976 | 19.95 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 40.02 current LCU per person | +100.6% |
| 1978 | 43.5 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 65.45 current LCU per person | +50.5% |
| 1980 | 93.4 current LCU per person | +42.7% |
| 1981 | 196.95 current LCU per person | +110.9% |
| 1982 | 293.51 current LCU per person | +49.0% |
| 1983 | 435.52 current LCU per person | +48.4% |
| 1984 | 521.37 current LCU per person | +19.7% |
| 1985 | 1,091 current LCU per person | +109.3% |
| 1986 | 2,582 current LCU per person | +136.6% |
| 1987 | 7,522 current LCU per person | +191.3% |
| 1988 | 22,692 current LCU per person | +201.7% |
| 1989 | 50,377 current LCU per person | +122.0% |
| 1990 | 73,743 current LCU per person | +46.4% |
| 1991 | 94,212 current LCU per person | +27.8% |
| 1992 | 137,812 current LCU per person | +46.3% |
| 1993 | 186,470 current LCU per person | +35.3% |
| 1994 | 202,371 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 238,192 current LCU per person | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 262,128 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 275,574 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 305,688 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 317,786 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 365,274 current LCU per person | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 390,284 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 399,504 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 442,553 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 534,998 current LCU per person | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 538,960 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 593,957 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 673,616 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 754,414 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 1.65 million current LCU per person | +118.3% |
| 2010 | 1.76 million current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.99 million current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 2.01 million current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.04 million current LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.14 million current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 2.32 million current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 2.42 million current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2.51 million current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.69 million current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 2.84 million current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 2.93 million current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 3.00 million current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.18 million current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 3.47 million current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 3.77 million current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 4.10 million current LCU per person | +8.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 4.10 million current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 576,908 current LCU per person, 7.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 4.10 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 576,908 current LCU per person, 7.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +201.7% | 7,522 current LCU per person | 22,692 current LCU per person |
| 1987 | +191.3% | 2,582 current LCU per person | 7,522 current LCU per person |
| 1986 | +136.6% | 1,091 current LCU per person | 2,582 current LCU per person |
| 1989 | +122.0% | 22,692 current LCU per person | 50,377 current LCU per person |
| 2009 | +118.3% | 754,414 current LCU per person | 1.65 million current LCU per person |
| 1981 | +110.9% | 93.4 current LCU per person | 196.95 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.11 current LCU per person | 5.09 current LCU per person | 7.47 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.63 current LCU per person | 8.27 current LCU per person | 65.45 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,581 current LCU per person | 93.4 current LCU per person | 50,377 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 209,398 current LCU per person | 73,743 current LCU per person | 317,786 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 634,011 current LCU per person | 365,274 current LCU per person | 1.65 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 million current LCU per person | 1.76 million current LCU per person | 2.84 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.41 million current LCU per person | 2.93 million current LCU per person | 4.10 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 20 Guyana 6.55 million current LCU per person compare
- 21 Japan 5.07 million current LCU per person compare
- 22 Gabon 4.63 million current LCU per person compare
- 24 Syria 3.94 million current LCU per person compare
- 25 Equatorial Guinea 3.81 million current LCU per person compare
- 26 Angola 3.28 million 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 value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita in Uganda?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita in Uganda was 4.10 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.10 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 current LCU per person in 1962.
- How does Uganda rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita?
- Uganda ranks 23rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.