Uganda — Economy, Markets & Global Data

Uganda (UG) is covered on EconEarth with economy, market, and country data, including a public EE Score when the country is eligible for the ranking.

A landlocked East African economy of coffee, oil prospects and a very young population. Kampala's services and the region's trade keep activity moving. Politics is personalised, and infrastructure plus electricity are still binding constraints.

EE Score: 72.6. EE Score rank: #127 of 144. EE Economy: 72.6. EE Risk: 78.2. EE Growth: 80.7. EE Impact: 59.1. EE Scale: 64.4. EE Score vintage: 2026-11-01. Region: Africa. Population: 51M (rank #31). GDP: $72.2 billion. GDP per capita: $1,453 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: +6.3%. Inflation: +5.4%. Policy rate: 10.25%. Currency: UGX. Equity market cap: $3.0 billion.

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Currency: UGX

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