Foreign assets in Uganda

Uganda: Foreign assets was 8.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
8.17 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 17.7%
World rank
108th
of 149 countries
All-time high
8.17 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
3.62 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Uganda, 1995–2020

02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B1995200720201995: 3.6B real chained 2019 US$1996: 3.7B real chained 2019 US$1997: 3.9B real chained 2019 US$1998: 4.4B real chained 2019 US$1999: 4.1B real chained 2019 US$2000: 4.3B real chained 2019 US$2001: 4.9B real chained 2019 US$2002: 4.8B real chained 2019 US$2003: 5.5B real chained 2019 US$2004: 6.0B real chained 2019 US$2005: 5.3B real chained 2019 US$2006: 6.4B real chained 2019 US$2007: 8.1B real chained 2019 US$2008: 6.5B real chained 2019 US$2009: 7.5B real chained 2019 US$2010: 6.8B real chained 2019 US$2011: 5.6B real chained 2019 US$2012: 6.2B real chained 2019 US$2013: 7.1B real chained 2019 US$2014: 6.3B real chained 2019 US$2015: 6.1B real chained 2019 US$2016: 6.3B real chained 2019 US$2017: 6.9B real chained 2019 US$2018: 6.8B real chained 2019 US$2019: 6.9B real chained 2019 US$2020: 8.2B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 8.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Uganda peaked at 8.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.62 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

Uganda ranks 108th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.95 billion real chained 2019 US$ 3.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ 4.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 5.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ 4.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 6.50 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ 7.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 8.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 105 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 106 Tanzania 8.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 107 Togo 8.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 109 Papua New Guinea 8.00 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 110 Mongolia 7.18 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 111 North Macedonia 7.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Uganda?
Foreign assets in Uganda was 8.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 8.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 3.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Uganda rank for foreign assets?
Uganda ranks 108th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.