Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0 units per person for manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1981.
That places Uganda 159th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -13.5% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | -17.2% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -21.4% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -25.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -18.5% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -57.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +226.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -17.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +166.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -6.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 77% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added to gdp, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +226.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2009 | +166.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1981 | -57.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 to gdp, per capita in Uganda?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Uganda was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 159th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing value added to gdp 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 to gdp ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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 to gdp divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.