Capital Accounts in Uganda
Uganda: Capital Accounts was 1.75 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Capital Accounts in Uganda, 1966–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.75 trillion for capital accounts in 2008. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.0% on the previous year and up 202.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital accounts in Uganda peaked at 1.75 trillion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 310,000, in 1966.
That places Uganda 26th out of 155 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital Accounts in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 310,000 | — |
| 1967 | 344,000 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 586,730 | +70.6% |
| 1969 | 2.01 million | +242.2% |
| 1970 | 2.40 million | +19.4% |
| 1971 | 2.69 million | +12.4% |
| 1972 | 2.87 million | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 3.19 million | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 3.49 million | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 3.68 million | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 6.53 million | +77.7% |
| 1977 | 8.32 million | +27.3% |
| 1978 | 9.74 million | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 11.04 million | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 12.14 million | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 46.12 million | +279.8% |
| 1982 | 90.78 million | +96.8% |
| 1983 | 323.23 million | +256.0% |
| 1984 | 396.88 million | +22.8% |
| 1985 | 619.15 million | +56.0% |
| 1986 | 750.12 million | +21.2% |
| 1992 | 131.93 billion | +17487.7% |
| 1993 | 99.16 billion | -24.8% |
| 1994 | 56.48 billion | -43.0% |
| 1995 | 106.78 billion | +89.0% |
| 1996 | 214.14 billion | +100.6% |
| 1997 | 361.79 billion | +68.9% |
| 1998 | 578.66 billion | +59.9% |
| 1999 | 665.03 billion | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 697.77 billion | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 463.34 billion | -33.6% |
| 2002 | 682.12 billion | +47.2% |
| 2003 | 772.48 billion | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 783.47 billion | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 705.95 billion | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 835.23 billion | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 1.14 trillion | +36.0% |
| 2008 | 1.75 trillion | +54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 812,160 | 310,000 | 2.01 million | 4 |
| 1970s | 5.40 million | 2.40 million | 11.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 319.77 million | 12.14 million | 750.12 million | 7 |
| 1990s | 276.75 billion | 56.48 billion | 665.03 billion | 8 |
| 2000s | 869.65 billion | 463.34 billion | 1.75 trillion | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Uganda
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital accounts in Uganda?
- Capital accounts in Uganda was 1.75 trillion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital accounts recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 trillion in 2008.
- What is the lowest capital accounts recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 310,000 in 1966.
- How does Uganda rank for capital accounts?
- Uganda ranks 26th out of 155 countries with data for 2008.
- Is capital accounts rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.