Real Effective Exchange Rate in Uganda

Uganda: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 90.05 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
90.05
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
86th
of 107 countries
All-time high
117
in 2000
All-time low
90.05
in 2018
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Real Effective Exchange Rate in Uganda, 2000–2018

02550751001252000200920182000: 1172001: 114.12002: 109.22003: 95.92004: 99.52005: 104.22006: 104.42007: 1082008: 111.22009: 108.42010: 1002011: 93.12012: 103.62013: 104.42014: 1062015: 100.92016: 96.12017: 93.62018: 90

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

In 2018, real effective exchange rate in Uganda stood at 90.05. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Uganda peaked at 117 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90.05, in 2018.

That places Uganda 86th out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 107.18 95.85 117 10
2010s 98.63 90.05 106.02 9

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 83 Greece 90.81 compare
  2. 84 Ireland 90.76 compare
  3. 85 Cyprus 90.07 compare
  4. 87 Gambia 89.11 compare
  5. 88 Zambia 88.44 compare
  6. 89 Dominican Republic 87.84 compare

See the full ranking of 117 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is real effective exchange rate in Uganda?
Real effective exchange rate in Uganda was 90.05 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest real effective exchange rate recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 117 in 2000.
What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 90.05 in 2018.
How does Uganda rank for real effective exchange rate?
Uganda ranks 86th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Real Effective Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Real Effective Exchange Rate
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
117 places, 2,839 data points, 1994–2024
Last refreshed

Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.