Tier 1 · Markets
The Market Now
| Series | Per US$1 | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official reference | 3,833.30 | 26 Sep 2026, 00:02 UTC | BoU reference (open.er-api.com) |
| Marketparallel | 3,959.99 | 27 Sep 2026, 00:30 UTC | Bybit P2P |
| Premium | +3.31% | week +0.97% | market vs official |
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Tier 2 · Policy & Prices
Policy & Prices
Policy rate
| Instrument | Rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Uganda Central Bank Rate | 9.75% | 13 Aug 2026 | Bank of Uganda |
As of 21 Sep 2026, 09:30 UTC
Inflation
As of 18 Sep 2026, 03:27 UTC
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Yield curve
91-day
9.749%
2 Sep 2026
182-day
9.999%
2 Sep 2026
364-day
10.999%
2 Sep 2026
Steep — 364-day above 91-day.
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Tier 3 · Structure
Structure & trajectory
Annual indicators, latest available year on each card · Sources: World Bank / UN / IMF WEO Oct 2025 / V-Dem / EIA
20 of 28 indicators improving improving
Rule: for each metric with at least two observations, direction is the sign of (latest − earliest). Child mortality, $3/day poverty, national poverty, debt service, debt-to-GDP, and the Gini index are inverted (a decline is improvement). Overall: improving if ≥60% of those metrics improved, mixed if 40–60%, worsening if <40%.
Population
51.4M · 2025
↑ 15M since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$3,488 · 2025
↑ $1,354 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
3.5% · 2025
↑ 1.4 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
68.5 years · 2024
↑ 5.4 years since 2014
Child mortality
48.7 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 11.5 since 2014
Internet users
8.9% · 2024
↑ 3.5 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
14.5% · 2025
↓ 1.2 pts since 2014
Electricity access
55.3% · 2024
↑ 34.9 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
59.8% · 2019
↓ 0.3 pts since 2016
National poverty line
16.1% · 2023
↓ 5.3 pts since 2016
Adult literacy
77% · 2024
↑ 8.5 pts since 2014
Debt service / exports
13.9% · 2024
↑ 9.8 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$11.2B · 2024
↑ $6.3B since 2014
GDP growth
6.3% · 2025
↑ 1.2 pts since 2014
GDP
$62B · 2025
↑ $29.4B since 2014
Unemployment
2.7% · 2025
↑ 0.4 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$3.3B · 2024
↑ $2.2B since 2014
Remittances
$1.4B · 2024
↑ $541.8M since 2014
External debt
$20.5B · 2024
↑ $11.9B since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
26.1% · 2025
↑ 1.3 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
42.1% · 2025
↓ 2 pts since 2014
Investment rate
21.9% · 2025
↓ 4.4 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
123.20 · 2024
↑ 26.50 since 2014
FX reserves
$3.5B · 2024
↑ $166.5M since 2014
includes gold
Lending rate
19.8% · 2018
↓ 1.7 pts since 2014
Deposit rate
9.4% · 2018
↓ 1.4 pts since 2014
Gini index
42.70 · 2019
↓ 0.10 since 2016
Health expenditure
4.2% · 2023
↓ 1.1 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.2 per 1,000 · 2022
↑ 0.1 since 2015
Tertiary enrollment
4.6% · 2014
Tourist arrivals
473,000 · 2020
↓ 793,000 since 2014
Account ownership
72.8% · 2024
↑ 28.4 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$224.56 · 2024
↑ $89.78 since 2014
Median age
16.5 years · 2023
↑ 1.9 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
15.3% · 2026
↑ 4.5 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
55% · 2026
↑ 30.2 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
USh147.8T · 2026
↑ USh125.5T since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
-3.9% · 2026
↑ 2.3 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-5.9% · 2026
↓ 3.2 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.25 · 2025
↓ 0.05 since 2014
Trade profile
Exports
$11.2B · 2024
↑ $6.3B since 2014
Imports
$16.1B · 2024
↑ $8.3B since 2014
Balance derived
−$4.9B · 2024
↓ $2B since 2014
Top exports · 2024
Products
Partners
Top imports · 2024
Products
Partners
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