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Uganda

Uganda reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Seven of ten datasets here reach 2025; three stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Uganda ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
13thGDP$53.9bn4
28thMobile83 per 10011
50thInternet use8.9%7
Last updated 1 Oct 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
TanzaniaDemocratic Republic of the CongoKenyaRwandaSouth SudanKampalaGulu
Five land borders, no coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalKampalaLanguagesEnglish, SwahiliCurrencyUgandan shilling · UGXArea241,550 km²

At a glance

51.4 million people, half of them under 17, in an economy of $73.4bn in 2026, growing 7.5% a year.

Uganda’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
721
Current to 2025To 2024Stop by 2023
Population51.4mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age17.1years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$1,476current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use8.9%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Seven of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Markets and climate stop at 2024; policies stops at 2023. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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FX rates
Markets
Trade
Government
Policies
Prices
Power
Climate
Humanitarian
ReportedModelledNo figure
/v1/data?country_code=ug
Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
0102020142024ImportsExports
Imports have run at roughly 1.6 times exports over the decade; the band is the deficit.World BankSources →
Where exports goTop destinations, 2025
UAE$5.18bnChina, Hong Kong SAR$1.34bnItaly$0.72bn
UAE takes more of Uganda’s goods than China, Hong Kong SAR and Italy combined.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2025
China$3.33bnTanzania$2.70bnKenya$1.62bn
China supplies 44% of the recorded imports.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
$600$900$1.2k20142024$1,078
Reported every year, including the 2016 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%4%8%201420243.3%
3.3% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 7.2% in 2022.World Bank GEMSources →
Remittances receivedUS$ billions, current prices
01220142024$1.43bn
1.6 times the 2014 figure.World BankSources →
Goods exports by value2025 · top categories
Pearls & gold$6.40bnCoffee & tea$2.55bnCocoa$0.63bn
Pearls & gold alone is 67% of the recorded top categories; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
0%30%60%2014202451.8%
Up 27 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Shilling per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
200035005000201420243757.3
Lost 31% of its dollar value since 2014.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202455.3%
Up 35 points in a decade — the fastest-moving service in the record.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
4060802014202448.7
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
5065802014202468.5 yrs
Rising steadily across the decade.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
40701002014202483
Still below one subscription per person.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
20%30%40%2014202431.3%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds power13 heads of state across 15 terms since 1963, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
/v1/government/overview/ug
19632026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Yoweri Museveni has held the office of President of Uganda since Jan 1986, and was most recently sworn in on 12 May 2026. The record holds seven current ministers and four junior ministers, and a Prime Minister of Uganda.

ElectedAppointed
Yoweri MuseveniYoweri MuseveniPresident of Ugandain office since Jan 1986 · sworn in again May 2026
No second seatthe deputy for this date is not in the record
Nabbanja RobinahNabbanja RobinahPrime Minister of Ugandain office since Jun 2021
12 seats confirmed current · 13 recorded for 2025
7Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
Defence and Veterans AffairsForeign AffairsAgriculture, Animal Industry and FisheriesWorks and TransportEducation and SportsHealthFinance Minister
4Junior ministersministers of state, delegates and deputy ministers as the record holds them
Economic MonitoringState Minister for SportsNational GuidanceState Minister of Health for Primary Care
Outside the chain
1One regional or local office1 district commissioner

The record holds one regional and local office for Uganda — 1 district commissioner — as Wikidata records them, not a complete roster. Governors and administrators it does not name are not shown.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Uganda
The whole table

Nine measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity55.3%202420.4%+34.9 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Basic drinking water44.9%202435.3%+9.6 ptsReportedUNICEF
Basic sanitation3.5%20242.9%+0.7 ptsReportedUNICEF
Clean cooking fuel2.0%20241.0%+1.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality48.7202460.2−11.5 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth68.5 yrs202463.1 yrs+5.4 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population31.9%202524.2%+7.7 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use8.9%20245.4%+3.5 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions83 / 100202456 / 100+27ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Uganda

170 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Uganda. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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Education
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Energy
Climate

How Uganda ranks across Africa

Uganda's position on 169 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Uganda with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

Uganda compared

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
World Bank GEM2026
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Uganda: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

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