SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita was 1.76 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Uganda is 1.76 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 36.4% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Uganda peaked at 8.49 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Uganda ranks 153rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.5212 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.9041 units per person | +73.5% |
| 1972 | 1.26 units per person | +39.0% |
| 1973 | 1.21 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4403 units per person | -63.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2712 units per person | -38.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0739 units per person | -72.7% |
| 1977 | 0.36 units per person | +387.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6374 units per person | +77.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6445 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1903 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.728 units per person | +282.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0612 units per person | -91.6% |
| 1984 | 0.011 units per person | -82.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 units per person | -87.8% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.2715 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3971 units per person | +46.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3492 units per person | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 units per person | -99.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1045 units per person | +4856.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0147 units per person | -86.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0351 units per person | +139.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1822 units per person | +419.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1572 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0725 units per person | -53.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1133 units per person | +56.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0597 units per person | -47.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0853 units per person | +42.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1223 units per person | +43.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0159 units per person | -87.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0286 units per person | +80.1% |
| 2006 | 0.002 units per person | -93.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 units per person | +180.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 units per person | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 4.57 units per person | +104512.3% |
| 2010 | 4.43 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 4.26 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.11 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.96 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.33 units per person | -66.3% |
| 2015 | 1.26 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.22 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.16 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.03 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9847 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 8.49 units per person | +762.0% |
| 2022 | 8.22 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 3.14 units per person | -61.7% |
| 2024 | 2.76 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 1.76 units per person | -36.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.76 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.63 units per person, 38% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.76 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7 units per person, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, SDR, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +104512.3% | 0.0044 units per person | 4.57 units per person |
| 1994 | +4856.1% | 0.0021 units per person | 0.1045 units per person |
| 2021 | +762.0% | 0.9847 units per person | 8.49 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 | 0.6315 units per person | 0.0739 units per person | 1.26 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0992 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.728 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1586 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.3971 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5005 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 4.57 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 units per person | 1.03 units per person | 4.43 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 units per person | 0.9847 units per person | 8.49 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 9.62 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Uganda?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Uganda was 1.76 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.49 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 153rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
SDRs holdings, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, SDR International Monetary Fund
- 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
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.