Services, value added in Uganda
Uganda: Services, value added was 5.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Uganda, 1983–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Uganda stood at 5.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Uganda peaked at 13.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -8.8%, in 2008.
That places Uganda 42nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.0% | -1.7% | 7.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 5.7% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | -8.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 0.1% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 2.5% | 6.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Uganda
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -7.3% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.6% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 14.5% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 52.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3,676 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.59 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 17.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Uganda?
- Services, value added in Uganda was 5.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.8% in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for services, value added?
- Uganda ranks 42nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.