Economy of Uganda

Imports

Imports commoditiescapital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals

Import partnersKenya 15.6%, UAE 15.4%, China 12.8%, India 11.7%, South Africa 4.1%, Japan 4% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiescoffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products; gold

Export partnersKenya 12.3%, Rwanda 10.3%, UAE 10.2%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.4%, Netherlands 6.1%, Germany 5.6%, Italy 4.4% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productscoffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses, cut flowers; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry

Industrial productssugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production

Economy

Unemployment4.20 % (2012)4.20 % (2011)4.20 % (2010)

Unemployment of Uganda

GDP - Official Exchange Rate22.6 Billion $ (2013)21.0 Billion $ (2012)15.5 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate of Uganda

GDP growth rate5.60 % (2013)2.80 % (2012)5.10 % (2011)

GDP growth rate of Uganda

GDP per Capita (PPP)1,500 $ (2013)1,400 $ (2012)1,400 $ (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP) of Uganda

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity54.4 Billion $ (2013)50.8 Billion $ (2012)48.6 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity of Uganda

GDP PPP per land area226 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2013)211 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2012)201 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2011)

GDP PPP per land area of Uganda

Electricity

Electricity - installed generating capacity539 Thousand kW

Banking

Central bank discount rate14.0 % (2010)9.65 % (2009)19.4 % (2008)

Central bank discount rate of Uganda

Commercial bank prime lending rate23.7 % (2013)26.3 % (2012)21.8 % (2011)

Commercial bank prime lending rate of Uganda

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP23.1 % (2013)23.5 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP26.9 % (2013)27.2 % (2012)

Services % of GDP50.0 % (2013)49.3 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals1.20 Million (2012)1.15 Million (2011)946 Thousand (2010)

International tourism, number of arrivals of Uganda

International tourism, number of departures382 Thousand (2012)367 Thousand (2011)324 Thousand (2010)

International tourism, number of departures of Uganda

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio3.29 % (2012)3.33 % (2011)2.78 % (2010)

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio of Uganda

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Public debt (Percentage of GDP)30.7 % of GDP (2013)26.3 % of GDP (2012)27.1 % of GDP (2011)

Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Uganda

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-2.90 % of GDP

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)-8.73 % of GDP (2012)-13.59 % of GDP (2011)-10.49 % of GDP (2010)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Uganda

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)22.5 % of GNI (2012)20.8 % of GNI (2011)18.8 % of GNI (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI) of Uganda

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)0.70 % of total external debt (2012)0.80 % of total external debt (2011)0.88 % of total external debt (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Uganda

Current Account Balance (Total)-1.91 Billion $ (2013)-2.23 Billion $ (2012)-1.63 Billion $ (2011)

Current Account Balance (Total) of Uganda

External Debt (Total)5.22 Billion $ (2013)4.46 Billion $ (2012)3.49 Billion $ (2011)

External Debt (Total) of Uganda

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)23.1 % of GDP (2013)21.3 % of GDP (2012)22.5 % of GDP (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Uganda

External Debt per Capita139 $ (2013)123 $ (2012)101 $ (2011)

External Debt per Capita of Uganda