Current account balance in Uganda
Uganda: Current account balance was -13.9% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Uganda, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
Uganda recorded -13.9% for current account balance in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 25.7% on the previous year and down 4,671.7% over ten years.
That places Uganda 30th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Current account balance in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -0.3% | — |
| 2006 | -4.1% | +1302.3% |
| 2007 | -6.0% | +47.3% |
| 2008 | -9.3% | +54.7% |
| 2009 | -8.1% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | -11.0% | +36.8% |
| 2011 | -13.9% | +25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.5% | -9.3% | -0.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | -12.4% | -13.9% | -11.0% | 2 |
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 158.39 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 103.16 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 101.94 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 158.88 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.82 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 67.5 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7829 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 8.8 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 10.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Uganda?
- Current account balance in Uganda was -13.9% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.9% in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for current account balance?
- Uganda ranks 30th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4,671.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current account balance (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.