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Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Uganda

Uganda: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per was 0.3238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
158th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.3934 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.1106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1985
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Uganda, 1980–2024

0.10.20.30.41980200220241980: 0.361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.12 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.26 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.303 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.303 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.303 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.3238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in 2024.

The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Uganda peaked at 0.3934 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1985.

Uganda ranks 158th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Uganda, year by year

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.3614 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.2975 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.7%
1982 0.2408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -19.1%
1983 0.2426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.7%
1984 0.1123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -53.7%
1985 0.1106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.5%
1986 0.1352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.2%
1987 0.1135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.0%
1988 0.1204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.1%
1989 0.1609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +33.6%
1990 0.1705 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.0%
1991 0.2094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.8%
1992 0.2652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +26.7%
1993 0.2598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.0%
1994 0.3061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.8%
1995 0.2785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.0%
1996 0.288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.4%
1997 0.2819 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
1998 0.2968 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.3%
1999 0.2619 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.8%
2000 0.2541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.9%
2001 0.2824 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.1%
2002 0.2726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.5%
2003 0.2629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.6%
2004 0.2815 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.1%
2005 0.2857 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.5%
2006 0.3295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.3%
2007 0.3583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.7%
2008 0.3934 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.8%
2009 0.2244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -43.0%
2010 0.2437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.6%
2011 0.2827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.0%
2012 0.3032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.3%
2013 0.2773 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.5%
2014 0.2565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.5%
2015 0.2408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.1%
2016 0.2458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.1%
2017 0.2644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.6%
2018 0.2955 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.8%
2019 0.3029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.5%
2020 0.2926 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2021 0.2874 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.8%
2022 0.2666 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.3%
2023 0.3026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.5%
2024 0.3238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.0%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.3238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3559 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 0.3238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3614 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.2618 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1705 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.2945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3934 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.2713 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.2946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2666 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 155 Ghana 0.3324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 156 Bermuda 0.3313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 157 New Zealand 0.3276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 159 Ecuador 0.3158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 160 Central African Republic 0.3138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 161 Peru 0.3108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Uganda?
Imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Uganda was 0.3238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.3934 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
How does Uganda rank for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Uganda ranks 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
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Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.