Indicators of economy in Uganda
The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product. So the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2020 was at about 10.912 US Dollar per capita. In contrast, the GDP in Uganda reached 822 US dollars per inhabitant, or 37.60 bn US Dollar in the whole country. Uganda is therefore currently ranked 92 of the major economies. If this is calculated per inhabitant taking into account the purchasing power parity, then Uganda is in the list of the world's richest countries in place 173.Inflation in Uganda was in 2020 at around 3.79%. Within the EU, the average in the same year was 2.62%. In the United States, it was most recently 4.70%.
Compared with the USA, prices for daily consumer goods are around 64.7% lower.
The Corruption Perceptions Index for the public sector counts 67 and is compared to other countries moderate.
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Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020
Overall, the gross domestic product in Uganda in 2020 increased from 35.35 billion US Dollar to 37.60 billion US Dollar. Certainly, there have been shifts in numerous sectors of the economy, but a 6.4 percent increase has been rather unusual this year. While most countries have suffered significant losses, Uganda has certainly held its own. The tourism sector alone slumped by around 63 percent. The unemployment rate rose from 1.9 to 2.8 percent. The consumer inflation rate has risen from 2.9% previously to 3.8% now.Unemployment rates in percent 1991 - 2021
Economic performance 2020
Uganda Total | Uganda per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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GDP | 37.60 bn USD | 822.03 USD | 15,291.93 tn USD | 29,710.69 USD |
Gross national product | 36.54 bn USD | 798.80 USD | 15,330.84 tn USD | 29,786.28 USD |
Development of the Gross domestic product in billion US Dollar 1960 - 2020
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Im- and Exports 2020
Uganda Total | Uganda per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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Imports | 10.25 bn USD | 224.12 USD | 7,340.01 bn USD | 14,260.90 USD |
Exports | 5.68 bn USD | 124.14 USD | 7,939.04 bn USD | 15,424.75 USD |
Development of imports and exports in billion US dollars 1980 - 2020
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