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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda

Uganda: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 16.5%
World rank
164th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2004
All-time low
0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1987
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda, 1980–2024

00.010.020.030.041980200220241980: 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Uganda peaked at 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1987.

Uganda ranks 164th 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.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Uganda, year by year

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +40.1%
1982 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.4%
1983 0.0227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +88.3%
1984 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -55.2%
1985 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -41.5%
1986 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +66.0%
1987 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -71.0%
1988 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +34.8%
1989 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.1%
1990 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +151.3%
1991 0.0231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +107.9%
1992 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +33.8%
1993 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -34.4%
1994 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.2%
1995 0.0197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.6%
1996 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -33.4%
1997 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -32.1%
1998 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.3%
1999 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +197.7%
2000 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2001 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +24.6%
2002 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -34.3%
2003 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.3%
2004 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +66.5%
2005 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -21.4%
2006 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.5%
2007 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.5%
2008 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2009 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -38.0%
2010 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.2%
2011 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +24.6%
2012 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +29.7%
2013 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.6%
2014 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.0%
2015 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -20.6%
2016 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +50.7%
2017 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +34.6%
2018 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.5%
2019 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.3%
2020 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.2%
2021 0.0254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.2%
2022 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.8%
2023 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +26.6%
2024 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.5%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 161 Vanuatu 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 162 Cameroon 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 163 Mauritania 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 165 Pakistan 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 166 Rwanda 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 167 South Korea 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Uganda?
Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Uganda was 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
How does Uganda rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Uganda ranks 164th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
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246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.