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Uganda Foreign Direct Investment

$3.36Bas of 2025+7.8% vs 2024

Net foreign direct investment inflows, in current US dollars. Source: UNCTAD STRUCTURAL TRADE. Retrieved August 19, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · UNCTAD

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodForeign Direct Investment
2025$3.36B
2024$3.12B
2023$2.99B
2022$2.95B
2021$1.65B
2020$1.19B
2019$1.3B
2018$1.06B
2017$802.7M
2016$625.7M
2015$737.65M
2014$1.06B

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GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=UG&metric_key=fdi_net_inflows_usd" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Foreign Direct Investment across Africa

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CountryForeign Direct InvestmentPeriod
Nigeria$4.01B2025
Kenya$3.2B2025
South Africa$-2.31B2025
Egypt$15.45B2025
Ghana$1.91B2025
Ethiopia$3.8B2025

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