Adjusted net savings per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Adjusted net savings per capita was -25.81 current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings per capita in Uganda, 1990–2021
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Uganda recorded -25.81 current US$ for adjusted net savings per capita in 2021.
The figure is down 6,875.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Uganda peaked at 30.46 current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, -47.1 current US$, in 2012.
Uganda ranks 139th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -38.32 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | -32.62 current US$ | -14.9% |
| 1992 | -25.57 current US$ | -21.6% |
| 1993 | -13.07 current US$ | -48.9% |
| 1994 | -8.39 current US$ | -35.8% |
| 1995 | -24.57 current US$ | +192.8% |
| 1996 | -4.4 current US$ | -82.1% |
| 1997 | 7.43 current US$ | -268.9% |
| 1998 | -7.37 current US$ | -199.2% |
| 1999 | 1.81 current US$ | -124.6% |
| 2000 | -4.8 current US$ | -365.2% |
| 2001 | -4.08 current US$ | -15.0% |
| 2002 | -2.78 current US$ | -31.9% |
| 2003 | -16.02 current US$ | +476.3% |
| 2004 | 7.71 current US$ | -148.1% |
| 2005 | 12.05 current US$ | +56.3% |
| 2006 | 1.55 current US$ | -87.1% |
| 2007 | -15.85 current US$ | -1122.6% |
| 2008 | 1.17 current US$ | -107.4% |
| 2009 | 10.69 current US$ | +813.7% |
| 2010 | 11.25 current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2011 | -27.13 current US$ | -341.2% |
| 2012 | -47.1 current US$ | +73.6% |
| 2013 | -8.98 current US$ | -80.9% |
| 2014 | 28.96 current US$ | -422.5% |
| 2015 | -35.11 current US$ | -221.2% |
| 2016 | 19.6 current US$ | -155.8% |
| 2017 | 30.46 current US$ | +55.4% |
| 2018 | 18.81 current US$ | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 17.63 current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2020 | -0.37 current US$ | -102.1% |
| 2021 | -25.81 current US$ | +6875.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's -25.81 current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.02 current US$. (18 countries reporting)
- Uganda's -25.81 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.51 current US$. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net savings per capita in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -6875.7% | -0.37 current US$ | -25.81 current US$ |
| 2007 | -1122.6% | 1.55 current US$ | -15.85 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -14.51 current US$ | -38.32 current US$ | 7.43 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.04 current US$ | -16.02 current US$ | 12.05 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.839 current US$ | -47.1 current US$ | 30.46 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -13.09 current US$ | -25.81 current US$ | -0.37 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 136 Guinea-Bissau -13.61 current US$ compare
- 137 Egypt -16.05 current US$ compare
- 138 Kyrgyzstan -25.54 current US$ compare
- 140 Mozambique -28.63 current US$ compare
- 141 Laos -34.65 current US$ compare
- 142 Sierra Leone -36.42 current US$ compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Uganda?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Uganda was -25.81 current US$ in 2021, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 30.46 current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -47.1 current US$ in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Uganda ranks 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide.