Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Uganda
Uganda: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 17.50 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Uganda, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 17.50 billion for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 104.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Uganda peaked at 17.50 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.79 billion, in 2005.
Uganda ranks 105th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.79 billion | — |
| 2006 | 3.47 billion | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 4.47 billion | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 6.00 billion | +34.4% |
| 2009 | 6.03 billion | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.75 billion | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 8.17 billion | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 8.43 billion | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.23 billion | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.56 billion | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 7.93 billion | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 7.32 billion | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 8.32 billion | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 9.94 billion | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 10.89 billion | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 11.09 billion | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 11.75 billion | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 12.24 billion | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 14.87 billion | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 17.50 billion | +17.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 17.50 billion is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.17 billion, 2.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 17.50 billion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.29 billion, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.55 billion | 2.79 billion | 6.03 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.45 billion | 6.75 billion | 10.89 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.49 billion | 11.09 billion | 17.50 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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- 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 total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Uganda?
- Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Uganda was 17.50 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 17.50 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 billion in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
- Uganda ranks 105th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.