Real Effective Exchange Rate in Uganda
Uganda: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 90.05 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Real Effective Exchange Rate in Uganda, 2000–2018
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107.18 | 95.85 | 117 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.63 | 90.05 | 106.02 | 9 |
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More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- 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 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
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.