Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Uganda
Uganda: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) was 641,856 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Uganda is 641,856 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Uganda peaked at 641,856 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3846 current LCU per person, in 1962.
Uganda ranks 23rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4303 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.437 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3846 current LCU per person | -12.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4864 current LCU per person | +26.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4598 current LCU per person | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.565 current LCU per person | +22.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5525 current LCU per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5559 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.617 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 0.685 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7576 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7534 current LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7266 current LCU per person | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7125 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9908 current LCU per person | +39.1% |
| 1975 | 1.12 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 1.22 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 2.33 current LCU per person | +91.9% |
| 1978 | 1.93 current LCU per person | -17.4% |
| 1979 | 2.41 current LCU per person | +25.3% |
| 1980 | 3.99 current LCU per person | +65.5% |
| 1981 | 3.69 current LCU per person | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 19.61 current LCU per person | +431.6% |
| 1983 | 24.96 current LCU per person | +27.3% |
| 1984 | 35.12 current LCU per person | +40.7% |
| 1985 | 63.43 current LCU per person | +80.6% |
| 1986 | 166.54 current LCU per person | +162.5% |
| 1987 | 442.14 current LCU per person | +165.5% |
| 1988 | 1,312 current LCU per person | +196.8% |
| 1989 | 2,994 current LCU per person | +128.2% |
| 1990 | 4,182 current LCU per person | +39.7% |
| 1991 | 5,481 current LCU per person | +31.1% |
| 1992 | 8,507 current LCU per person | +55.2% |
| 1993 | 11,143 current LCU per person | +31.0% |
| 1994 | 13,196 current LCU per person | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 16,179 current LCU per person | +22.6% |
| 1996 | 20,608 current LCU per person | +27.4% |
| 1997 | 23,637 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 27,843 current LCU per person | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 31,243 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 27,699 current LCU per person | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 29,384 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 31,224 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 33,317 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 36,009 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 40,233 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 44,841 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 50,912 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 58,613 current LCU per person | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 309,584 current LCU per person | +428.2% |
| 2010 | 328,411 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 370,571 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 379,656 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 350,876 current LCU per person | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 355,547 current LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 429,675 current LCU per person | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 420,596 current LCU per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 419,273 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 457,388 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 475,107 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 496,302 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 530,874 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 563,172 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 588,594 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 615,386 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 641,856 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 641,856 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 34,220 current LCU per person, 18.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 641,856 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40,856 current LCU per person, 15.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +431.6% | 3.69 current LCU per person | 19.61 current LCU per person |
| 2009 | +428.2% | 58,613 current LCU per person | 309,584 current LCU per person |
| 1988 | +196.8% | 442.14 current LCU per person | 1,312 current LCU per person |
| 1987 | +165.5% | 166.54 current LCU per person | 442.14 current LCU per person |
| 1986 | +162.5% | 63.43 current LCU per person | 166.54 current LCU per person |
| 1989 | +128.2% | 1,312 current LCU per person | 2,994 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5173 current LCU per person | 0.3846 current LCU per person | 0.685 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3 current LCU per person | 0.7125 current LCU per person | 2.41 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 506.55 current LCU per person | 3.69 current LCU per person | 2,994 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,202 current LCU per person | 4,182 current LCU per person | 31,243 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,182 current LCU per person | 27,699 current LCU per person | 309,584 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 398,710 current LCU per person | 328,411 current LCU per person | 475,107 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 572,697 current LCU per person | 496,302 current LCU per person | 641,856 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 858,679 current LCU per person compare
- 21 Myanmar 784,786 current LCU per person compare
- 22 Lebanon 678,506 current LCU per person compare
- 24 Armenia 403,026 current LCU per person compare
- 25 Madagascar 326,786 current LCU per person compare
- 26 Iraq 281,061 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 manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Uganda?
- Manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Uganda was 641,856 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 641,856 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3846 current LCU per person in 1962.
- How does Uganda rank for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- Uganda ranks 23rd out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing, value added (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.
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Manufacturing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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
Manufacturing, value added (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.