Trade in services (% of GDP) in Uganda
Uganda: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 13.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Uganda, 1980–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 13.3% for trade in services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Uganda peaked at 16.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1984.
That places Uganda 142nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.7% | — |
| 1981 | 10.8% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -74.7% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | +58.6% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | -16.6% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | +118.0% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | +24.9% |
| 1993 | 12.0% | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | -25.3% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -33.4% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +30.7% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +11.4% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +2.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 13.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 13.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +118.0% | 3.6% | 7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 2.7% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 7.9% | 13.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.6% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.9% | 13.3% | 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)
- 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 trade in services in Uganda?
- Trade in services in Uganda was 13.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1984.
- How does Uganda rank for trade in services?
- Uganda ranks 142nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.