Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:57 PM

SERIAL · 800Africa

Uganda

CapitalKampala

CurrencyUGX · Ugandan shilling

LanguageEnglish, Swahili

Area241,550 km²

Since1962

ISOUGA · UG

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in East Africa

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate. As of 2024, it had a population of 45.9 million, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital and largest city, Kampala.

Text: Wikipedia — UgandaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-30

— FACTS —

Capital: Kampala
Currency: Ugandan shilling (UGX)
Official language: English, Swahili
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +256
Licence plate code: EAU
Top-level domain: .ug
Independence / founding: 1962
Highest point: Mount Stanley (5,109 m)
Lowest point: Lake Albert (619 m)
Anthem: Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

11.0%% of land area

#161 of 2132023

35% of world average

Forest area

22,141km²

#101 of 2132023

12% of world average

Agricultural land

71.9%% of land area

#16 of 2092023

193% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

34.4%% of land area

#22 of 2062023

247% of world average

Land area

241,550km²

#80 of 2152023

37% of world average

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Uganda.

— MONEY —

GDP

$61.99Bcurrent US$

#90 of 2112025

11% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$179.21Bcurrent int'l $

#83 of 1992025

17% of world average

GDP per person

$1,206current US$

#189 of 2112025

5% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$3,488current int'l $

#182 of 1992025

10% of world average

GDP growth

6.3%% per year

#28 of 2102025

187% of world average

GDP per person growth

3.5%% per year

#68 of 2102025

147% of world average

Gross national income

$60.57Bcurrent US$

#91 of 2042025

11% of world average

Gross national income per person

$1,120current US$

#184 of 2032025

6% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$3,410current int'l $

#180 of 1972025

11% of world average

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Inflation

3.6%% per year

#114 of 1902025

42% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

5.2%% per year

#152 of 2092025

73% of world average

Real interest rate

14.7%%

#10 of 1342018

357% of world average

Lending interest rate

19.8%%

#13 of 1342018

176% of world average

Government debt

54.4%% of GDP

#33 of 632024

91% of world average

Government revenue

14.0%% of GDP

#128 of 1492024

54% of world average

Government spending

16.6%% of GDP

#121 of 1492023

60% of world average

Government consumption

11.7%% of GDP

#141 of 1812025

67% of world average

Household consumption

65.2%% of GDP

#84 of 1812025

101% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

22.6%% of GDP

#93 of 1782025

97% of world average

Fixed investment

21.9%% of GDP

#93 of 1732025

98% of world average

Gross savings

24.7%% of GDP

#66 of 1682024

113% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$3.26Bcurrent US$

#56 of 2012024

39% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

6.0%% of GDP

#36 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.0%% of GDP

#148 of 1792024

0% of world average

Current account balance

-7.8%% of GDP

#156 of 1912024

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$3.48Bcurrent US$

#116 of 1772024

3% of world average

External debt

$20.53Bcurrent US$

#74 of 1212024

27% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

430-100

#125 of 1472019

120% of world average

People below the poverty line

59.8%% of population

#138 of 1472019

468% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

34.5%%

#135 of 1472019

124% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.4%%

#99 of 1472019

86% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$1.43Bcurrent US$

#83 of 1862024

28% of world average

Foreign aid received

4.7%% of GNI

#47 of 1372023

79% of world average

Exchange rate

3,603local currency per US$

#13 of 2112025

248% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

26.1%% of GDP

#19 of 1992025

262% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

24.3%% of GDP

#94 of 2022025

99% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

14.5%% of GDP

#49 of 1952025

132% of world average

Services' share of the economy

42.1%% of GDP

#179 of 2022025

73% of world average

1 of 39 figures unavailable for Uganda.

— TRADE —

Exports

21.4%% of GDP

#143 of 1872025

50% of world average

Imports

28.8%% of GDP

#140 of 1872025

58% of world average

Trade balance

-7.3%% of GDP

#121 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

49.9%% of GDP

#110 of 2052025

77% of world average

Goods exported

$12.50Bcurrent US$

#94 of 2072025

10% of world average

Goods imported

$18.40Bcurrent US$

#91 of 2072025

15% of world average

Services exported

$2.56Bcurrent US$

#112 of 1912024

5% of world average

Services imported

$4.45Bcurrent US$

#97 of 1912024

10% of world average

Goods and services exported

$11.23Bcurrent US$

#111 of 1912024

6% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$16.12Bcurrent US$

#105 of 1912024

10% of world average

High-tech share of exports

1.9%% of manufactured exports

#136 of 1792024

16% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Uganda.

— HEALTH —

Physicians

0.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#160 of 1872022

9% of world average

Nurses and midwives

2.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#127 of 1962022

48% of world average

Hospital beds

0.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

not enough data to rank2010

17% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

63.0%% of population

#202 of 2142024

69% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

23.9%% of population

#201 of 2132024

30% of world average

Suicide rate

6per 100,000 people

#71 of 1852021

64% of world average

Adults who smoke

7.5%% of adults

#16 of 1662024

38% of world average

HIV prevalence

4.9%% aged 15-49

#144 of 1532024

357% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

197per 100,000 people

#173 of 2082024

198% of world average

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Undernourishment

22.0%% of population

#147 of 1682023

218% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

90.0%% of children 12-23 months

#101 of 1932024

105% of world average

8 of 19 figures unavailable for Uganda.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

2.6%% of GDP

#160 of 1902022

59% of world average

Education spending

8.5%% of government spending

#168 of 1892022

63% of world average

Adult literacy

77.0%% aged 15+

#84 of 1192024

92% of world average

Youth literacy

85.2%% aged 15-24

#99 of 1262024

93% of world average

Primary school enrolment

106.2%% gross

#49 of 2002017

105% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

24.1%% gross

not enough data to rank2007

28% of world average

University enrolment

4.6%% gross

not enough data to rank2014

9% of world average

Primary school completion

53.3%% of relevant age group

#172 of 1802017

59% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

43pupils per teacher

#150 of 1602017

192% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

7.0 yrsyears

#174 of 1972025

70% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

2.7%% of labour force

#31 of 1862025

40% of world average

Youth unemployment

4.2%% of labour force aged 15-24

#21 of 1862025

27% of world average

Labour force participation

80.0%% aged 15+

#8 of 1862025

132% of world average

Women in the labour force

75.6%% of women aged 15+

#9 of 1862025

148% of world average

Men in the labour force

84.6%% of men aged 15+

#12 of 1862025

121% of world average

Labour force

23.4Mpeople

#30 of 1862025

116% of world average

Working in agriculture

64.9%% of employment

#9 of 1862025

295% of world average

Working in industry

7.3%% of employment

#179 of 1862025

37% of world average

Working in services

27.9%% of employment

#176 of 1862025

48% of world average

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Self-employed

80.5%% of employment

#16 of 1862025

208% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

87.2%% of labour force

#11 of 1712021

115% of world average

Employed

77.8%% aged 15+

#9 of 1862025

138% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

8.9%% of population

#205 of 2072024

13% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

83per 100 people

#165 of 2102024

72% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

0per 100 people

#189 of 2082024

1% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

0per 100 people

#180 of 2132024

3% of world average

Access to electricity

55.3%% of population

#192 of 2142024

62% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

1.8%% of population

#178 of 1892023

3% of world average

Electricity used per person

95kWh per person

#142 of 1492023

2% of world average

Energy used per person

497kg oil equivalent per person

#119 of 1492023

22% of world average

Air passengers carried

21,650passengers

#155 of 1652023

0% of world average

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Air freight

0million tonne-km

#138 of 1632023

0% of world average

Rail network

259route-km

not enough data to rank2002

2% of world average

Research and development spending

0.4%% of GDP

#66 of 1272023

45% of world average

Patent applications by residents

14count

#102 of 1422021

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

1,424count

#82 of 1972023

9% of world average

Tourists arriving

473,000count

#128 of 1942020

9% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$518.0Mcurrent US$

#98 of 1752020

14% of world average

2 of 18 figures unavailable for Uganda.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

0tonnes per person

#21 of 2032024

4% of world average

Carbon emissions

8Mt CO2

#87 of 2032024

4% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

57Mt CO2-equivalent

#131 of 2032024

23% of world average

Protected land

16.1%% of land area

#117 of 2132025

85% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

1.6%% of internal resources

#39 of 1772022

1% of world average

Renewable water available per person

824m³ per person

#135 of 1832022

6% of world average

Renewable energy use

90.9%% of final energy consumption

#6 of 2122022

313% of world average

Electricity from renewables

90.0%% of total

#16 of 2062021

260% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

2.6%% of total

#13 of 2092022

4% of world average

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Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#198 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

20.5%% of energy use

#81 of 1432022

no comparison

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Uganda.

— STATE —

Military spending

1.9%% of GDP

#70 of 1562024

84% of world average

Military spending

$1.12Bcurrent US$

#81 of 1602024

7% of world average

Military spending

10.1%% of government spending

#31 of 1532024

136% of world average

Armed forces personnel

46,000people

#74 of 1702020

29% of world average

Armed forces

0.2%% of labour force

#151 of 1682020

19% of world average

Tax revenue

12.6%% of GDP

#107 of 1492024

75% of world average

Homicides

9per 100,000 people

#123 of 1582023

115% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Uganda.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Oh Uganda, Land of BeautyAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Kampala · approx. UTC+2

Neighbours

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Landmarks

Rwenzori Mountains National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Idi AminPresident of Uganda (1971-1979)

Yoweri MuseveniPresident of Uganda since 1986

Zohran MamdaniAmerican politician and Mayor of New York City since 2026

Milton ObotePresident of Uganda (1966–1971; 1980–1985)

Joseph KonyUgandan Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army

Joshua CheptegeiUgandan athletics competitor

Vanessa NakateUgandan climate change activist

Irshad ManjiCanadian educator (born 1968)

Stephen KiprotichUgandan long-distance runner

Peruth ChemutaiUgandan athletics competitor

Muteesa II of BugandaKabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda from 1939 to 1969 and the first President of Uganda in 1962

History

1962Uganda — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population51.4M2025

GDP$61.99B2025

GDP per person$1,2062025