Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 7,549 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Uganda, 1999–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Uganda is 7,549 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 7,549 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,164 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Uganda 91st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,164 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 1,192 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 2002 | 2,211 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 1,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 2004 | 1,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1,611 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 2,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2007 | 2,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 3,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +60.2% |
| 2009 | 3,895 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 3,830 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 4,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 4,540 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 4,646 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4,418 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 4,498 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2017 | 5,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6,672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 7,104 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 5,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 5,761 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 6,235 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 7,549 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 7,549 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,692 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 7,549 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +60.2% | 2,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,164 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,164 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,164 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,164 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,192 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,895 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,129 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,830 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,104 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,549 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 88 Italy 8,094 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 89 Turks and Caicos Islands 7,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 90 Syria 7,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 92 Indonesia 7,512 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 93 Tuvalu 7,300 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 94 Kenya 7,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Uganda?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Uganda was 7,549 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7,549 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,164 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 91st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. 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 Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.