Uganda

Overview
By Theme
By SDG Goal

Topic

Social
Economic
Environment
Institutions

Social

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)

Most recent value

(2019)

42.1

(2019)

Trend

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Most recent value

(2023)

Trend

Population, total

Most recent value

(2023)

48,656,601

(2023)

Trend

Population growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2023)

2.8

(2023)

Trend

Net migration

Most recent value

(2024)

-117,924

(2024)

Trend

Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)

Most recent value

(2020)

0.4

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

GDP (current US$)

Most recent value

(2023 billion)

48.77

(2023 billion)

Trend

GDP per capita (current US$)

Most recent value

(2023)

1,002.3

(2023)

Trend

GDP growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2023)

5.3

(2023)

Trend

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Most recent value

(2024)

2.9

(2024)

Trend

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

Most recent value

(2024)

3.3

(2024)

Trend

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2023)

2.9

(2023)

Trend

Environment

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Most recent value

(2020)

0.128

(2020)

Trend

Forest area (% of land area)

Most recent value

(2022)

11.2

(2022)

Trend

Access to electricity (% of population)

Most recent value

(2023)

51.5

(2023)

Trend

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Most recent value

(2021)

Trend

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)

Most recent value

(2021)

2.1

(2021)

Trend

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

Most recent value

(2022)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Most recent value

(2021)

Trend

Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2023)

53.1

(2023)

Trend

Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)

Most recent value

(2023)

72.0

(2023)

Trend

Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

Most recent value

(2023)

Trend

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Most recent value

(2024)

Trend

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2023)

6.1

(2023)

Trend

Projects & Operations

Finances

Surveys

Most Recent Surveys
Impact evaluation of the Improvement of Land Governance in Uganda to Increase Productivity of Small-Scale Farmers on Mailo-Land 2023
By Heather Huntington, Thea Hilhorst, Kate Marple-Cantrell, Klaus Deininger, Daniel Ayalew Ali
Submitted on: 30 Apr, 2025
Harmonized Host and Refugee Labor Market Survey 2022
By Fafo Institute for Labor and Social Research
Submitted on: 29 May, 2024
Socioeconomic Assessment of Refugees through Individual Profiling Exercise - Home Visits, 2022
By UNHCR
Submitted on: 14 Dec, 2022
Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database 2021
By Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit
Submitted on: 13 Oct, 2022

Human Capital Index

HCI and GDP Per Capita PPP (log scale, horizontal axis)
Productivity relative to benchmark of complete education and full health
Uganda

Global Economic Prospects - Forecasts

Annual GDP Growth (%)
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