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EASTERN AFRICA

Uganda

UG

Kampala · pop. 46M · English, Swahili · Ugandan shilling · landlocked

hunger

673,241 people in crisis or worse

42% of the 1.6 million analysed · IPC, Aug 2026

Trajectories

economic complexity

#99

Climbing the complexity rankings, from #115 in 1995.

2024 · −0.52

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995−0.91
1996−1.21−0.30 pts
1997−1.05+0.16 pts
1998−1.17−0.11 pts
1999low−1.33−0.16 pts
2000−1.26+0.07 pts
2001−1.05+0.21 pts
2002−1.14−0.09 pts
2003−0.97+0.16 pts
2004−1.00−0.03 pts
2005−0.77+0.24 pts
2006−0.73+0.04 pts
2007−0.80−0.07 pts
2008−0.69+0.12 pts
2009−0.67+0.02 pts
2010−0.56+0.11 pts
2011−0.62−0.06 pts
2012high−0.47+0.15 pts
2013−0.48−0.01 pts
2014−0.53−0.04 pts
2015−0.65−0.13 pts
2016−0.58+0.07 pts
2017−0.79−0.21 pts
2018−0.73+0.06 pts
2019−0.79−0.06 pts
2020−0.790 pts
2021−0.70+0.09 pts
2022−0.74−0.05 pts
2023−0.740 pts
2024latest−0.52+0.22 pts

economic momentum

$1,078

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $1,078

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990$245
1991$183−25.3%
1992low$152−16.9%
1993$166+8.9%
1994$198+19.8%
1995$279+40.4%
1996$285+2.2%
1997$287+0.8%
1998$292+2.0%
1999$258−11.8%
2000$2580.0%
2001$236−8.5%
2002$242+2.5%
2003$251+3.6%
2004$292+16.6%
2005$330+13.0%
2006$347+4.9%
2007$401+15.8%
2008$473+17.8%
2009$799+69.0%
2010$823+3.1%
2011$836+1.5%
2012$795−4.8%
2013$818+2.9%
2014$896+9.5%
2015$863−3.7%
2016$753−12.8%
2017$765+1.7%
2018$792+3.5%
2019$822+3.8%
2020$846+2.9%
2021$883+4.4%
2022$963+9.1%
2023$1,002+4.1%
2024latest$1,078+7.5%

prices

3.3%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 3.3%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers31
whenvaluechange
199410.0%
19956.6%−3.49 pts
19967.2%+0.64 pts
19978.2%+0.98 pts
19980.1%−8.10 pts
19995.8%+5.71 pts
20003.4%−2.39 pts
20011.9%−1.53 pts
2002low−0.3%−2.15 pts
20038.7%+8.97 pts
20043.7%−4.96 pts
20058.4%+4.73 pts
20067.3%−1.14 pts
20076.1%−1.17 pts
200812.1%+5.91 pts
200913.0%+0.97 pts
20104.0%−9.04 pts
2011high16.6%+12.6 pts
201212.7%−3.89 pts
20134.9%−7.77 pts
20143.1%−1.83 pts
20155.6%+2.51 pts
20165.7%+0.12 pts
20175.2%−0.50 pts
20182.6%−2.59 pts
20192.9%+0.25 pts
20203.3%+0.45 pts
20212.2%−1.11 pts
20227.2%+4.99 pts
20235.4%−1.84 pts
2024latest3.3%−2.03 pts

demographic curve

4.2 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 7.1 in 1980.

2024 · 4.2

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
19606.9
19616.9+0.3%
19627.0+0.5%
19637.0+0.4%
19647.0+0.4%
19657.0+0.4%
19667.1+0.3%
19677.1+0.5%
19687.1+0.4%
19697.1−0.2%
19707.1+0.5%
19717.2+0.4%
19727.2+0.1%
19737.2+0.1%
19747.20.0%
1975high7.2+0.1%
19767.2−0.1%
19777.2−0.2%
19787.2−0.3%
19797.1−0.3%
19807.1−0.4%
19817.1+0.1%
19827.1−0.1%
19837.1−0.6%
19847.0−0.6%
19857.0+0.2%
19867.1+0.7%
19877.1+0.5%
19887.1−0.3%
19897.0−0.8%
19907.0−0.4%
19916.9−1.0%
19926.9−0.4%
19936.9−0.4%
19946.9+0.2%
19956.9−0.4%
19966.8−0.5%
19976.9+0.3%
19986.8−0.3%
19996.8−0.2%
20006.8−0.5%
20016.8−0.5%
20026.7−0.3%
20036.7−1.0%
20046.6−0.9%
20056.5−1.3%
20066.4−1.5%
20076.3−1.6%
20086.2−2.0%
20096.1−1.3%
20106.0−1.7%
20115.9−2.2%
20125.7−2.7%
20135.6−2.9%
20145.4−2.8%
20155.3−2.9%
20165.1−2.6%
20175.0−2.4%
20184.9−2.4%
20194.7−2.5%
20204.6−2.6%
20214.5−2.4%
20224.4−2.7%
20234.3−2.4%
2024latest4.2−2.8%

Metrics

  1. population
    46M
    35 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $49B
    91 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $1,002
    152 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $977M
    79 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.8%
    61 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    242K km²
    82 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    190 /km²
    33 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    68.3 yr
    129 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    15%
    162 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.17 t
    153 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    31%
    151 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    4.2
    18 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    4.1%
    86 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    2.7%
    70 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.4%
    70 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    81
    98 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    1.2K
    84 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    2%
    126 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    42.7
    118 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    4%
    22 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    77%
    75 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.17
    107 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. clean government
    26
    130 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    41.2
    110 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.582
    129 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  26. refugees hosted
    1.8M
    4 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  27. refugees produced
    10K
    57 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

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