Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Uganda
Uganda: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.0423 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Uganda, 1999–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Uganda stood at 0.0423 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 160.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Uganda peaked at 0.0479 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
That places Uganda 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Uganda, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2000 | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2004 | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.0008 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0.0005 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +97.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +990.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0111 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +50.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0162 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +46.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0222 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +36.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0282 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0314 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0371 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0408 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0443 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0441 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0446 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0479 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0423 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0423 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0162 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0423 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0423 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +990.3% | 0.0007 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0155 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0371 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.044 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0408 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0479 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 106 Vanuatu 0.0523 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Cameroon 0.0522 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Burundi 0.0477 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Romania 0.0422 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Bolivia 0.0394 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 112 Venezuela 0.0382 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Uganda?
- Portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Uganda was 0.0423 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0479 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Uganda ranks 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.6%. 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 Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Portfolio investment International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.