Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Uganda

Uganda: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 2,886 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2,886 million USD
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
66th
of 207 countries
All-time high
2,953 million USD
in 2022
All-time low
-5.91 million USD
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Uganda, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: -5.9 million USD1991: 1 million USD1992: 3 million USD1993: 54.6 million USD1994: 88.2 million USD1995: 124.5 million USD1996: 121.5 million USD1997: 141.5 million USD1998: 132.6 million USD1999: 140.2 million USD2000: 180.8 million USD2001: 151.5 million USD2002: 184.6 million USD2003: 202.2 million USD2004: 295.4 million USD2005: 379.8 million USD2006: 644.3 million USD2007: 792.3 million USD2008: 728.9 million USD2009: 841.6 million USD2010: 548 million USD2011: 894.3 million USD2012: 1.2k million USD2013: 1.1k million USD2014: 1.1k million USD2015: 494.8 million USD2016: 541.6 million USD2017: 656.3 million USD2018: 829.8 million USD2019: 1.3k million USD2020: 1.2k million USD2021: 1.6k million USD2022: 3.0k million USD2023: 2.9k million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 2,886 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 163.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Uganda peaked at 2,953 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -5.91 million USD, in 1990.

Uganda ranks 66th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.12 million USD -5.91 million USD 141.5 million USD 10
2000s 440.14 million USD 151.5 million USD 841.57 million USD 10
2010s 862.88 million USD 494.78 million USD 1,303 million USD 10
2020s 2,170 million USD 1,192 million USD 2,953 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 63 Kazakhstan 3,223 million USD compare
  2. 64 Mongolia 3,084 million USD compare
  3. 65 Bangladesh 3,004 million USD compare
  4. 67 Senegal 2,641 million USD compare
  5. 68 Mozambique 2,509 million USD compare
  6. 69 Namibia 2,345 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Uganda?
Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Uganda was 2,886 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 2,953 million USD in 2022.
What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was -5.91 million USD in 1990.
How does Uganda rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
Uganda ranks 66th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 163.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,713 data points, 1990–2023
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.