Uganda

Country in Africa

In brief

GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $3,488 (2025). World rank 182 of 199 (1 = best); in Africa, 38 of 52. Women in work or seeking work: 75.6% (2025). World rank 9 of 186; in Africa, 6 of 53. Living on under $3 a day: 54.4% (2023). World rank 109 of 116 (1 = best); in Africa, 20 of 27. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $32.4B → $62B, GDP per person $863 → $1,206, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $2,190 → $3,488.

Size and growth

GDP: $62B 2025
GDP per person: $1,206 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $3,488 2025
GDP growth per year: +6.3% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Low income
Gross national income per person: $1,120 2025
Inflation: +3.6% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 35 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 26.1% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 24.3% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 42.1% 2025
Unemployment: 2.8% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 4.2% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 75.6% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 21.4% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 28.8% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -5.2% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +5.4% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 4.5% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 12.6% 2024
Currency: Ugandan Shilling (UGX)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 38.2 2023
Living on under $3 a day: 54.4% 2023