Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Uganda

Uganda: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP was 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
85th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.0715 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2002
All-time low
0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2014
Years of data
23
1999–2021

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Uganda, 1999–2021

00.020.040.060.081999201020211999: 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.072 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.045 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Uganda is 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Uganda peaked at 0.0715 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

That places Uganda 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Uganda, 1999 to 2021.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1999 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2000 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2001 0.0597 current US$ per US$ of GDP +55.2%
2002 0.0715 current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.8%
2003 0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP -36.8%
2004 0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.5%
2005 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.9%
2006 0.0412 current US$ per US$ of GDP +18.3%
2007 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.9%
2008 0.0501 current US$ per US$ of GDP +32.1%
2009 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP -38.0%
2010 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.0%
2011 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.3%
2012 0.0334 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.2%
2013 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2014 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.3%
2015 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.3%
2016 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP +40.9%
2017 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2018 0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.2%
2019 0.0403 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2020 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP -29.9%
2021 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1
2000s 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0715 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 82 Bolivia 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 83 Somalia 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP
  3. 84 Burkina Faso 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 86 Luxembourg 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 87 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 88 India 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Uganda?
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Uganda was 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.0715 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does Uganda rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
Uganda ranks 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
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Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.