Financial Development Index in Uganda
Uganda: Financial Development Index was 0.1019 in 2020. β² Rising
Financial Development Index in Uganda, 1980β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial development index in Uganda is 0.1019, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial development index in Uganda peaked at 0.1019 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0172, in 1987.
Uganda ranks 160th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0355 | 0.0172 | 0.0502 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0516 | 0.0304 | 0.0903 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0834 | 0.0748 | 0.0875 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.086 | 0.0792 | 0.0926 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1019 | 0.1019 | 0.1019 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 157 Congo 0.1067 compare
- 158 Turkmenistan 0.1033 compare
- 159 Timor-Leste 0.1019 compare
- 161 Niger 0.0994 compare
- 162 Madagascar 0.0992 compare
- 163 Guinea 0.098 compare
More financial sector data for Uganda
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 977,433 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 810.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.53 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 53.4 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial development index in Uganda?
- Financial development index in Uganda was 0.1019 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial development index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1019 in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial development index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0172 in 1987.
- How does Uganda rank for financial development index?
- Uganda ranks 160th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial development index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.