Financial system deposits to GDP in Uganda

Uganda: Financial system deposits to GDP was 18.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
18.6%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
169th
of 185 countries
All-time high
25.9%
in 2008
All-time low
4.6%
in 1989
Years of data
62
1960–2021

Financial system deposits to GDP in Uganda, 1960–2021

510152025196019902021

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for financial system deposits to gdp in Uganda is 18.6%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Uganda peaked at 25.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1989.

Uganda ranks 169th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.

Financial system deposits to GDP in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Financial system deposits to GDP (%) in Uganda, 1960 to 2021.
Year % Change
1960 6.3%
1961 6.8% +7.5%
1962 6.8% +1.1%
1963 6.7% -1.4%
1964 6.9% +2.9%
1965 7.6% +9.0%
1966 10.0% +32.6%
1967 9.8% -2.5%
1968 11.1% +13.5%
1969 10.5% -5.2%
1970 12.0% +14.0%
1971 10.4% -13.0%
1972 14.2% +35.9%
1973 17.1% +20.5%
1974 18.7% +9.5%
1975 15.5% -17.1%
1976 16.3% +4.9%
1977 9.0% -44.6%
1978 10.3% +14.5%
1979 9.1% -11.5%
1980 8.9% -2.2%
1981 8.5% -4.5%
1982 5.8% -32.0%
1983 5.1% -11.7%
1984 7.6% +48.2%
1985 8.4% +11.0%
1986 8.2% -2.3%
1987 7.6% -7.4%
1988 4.9% -35.6%
1989 4.6% -5.9%
1990 4.9% +5.5%
1991 6.0% +22.7%
1992 6.0% +0.8%
1993 7.3% +20.9%
1994 8.8% +20.6%
1995 8.2% -7.3%
1996 8.9% +9.2%
1997 10.2% +14.2%
1998 11.1% +9.0%
1999 11.6% +4.5%
2000 12.2% +5.7%
2001 12.3% +0.2%
2002 14.7% +20.0%
2003 15.2% +3.0%
2004 13.4% -11.7%
2005 14.9% +11.2%
2006 15.0% +1.0%
2007 16.1% +6.7%
2008 25.9% +61.3%
2009 13.1% -49.2%
2010 14.1% +7.4%
2011 14.2% +0.3%
2012 13.3% -6.4%
2013 19.1% +44.2%
2014 13.3% -30.5%
2015 14.8% +11.7%
2016 15.1% +1.6%
2017 15.7% +4.4%
2018 15.5% -1.2%
2019 16.3% +5.2%
2020 19.3% +18.0%
2021 18.6% -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.3% 6.3% 11.1% 10
1970s 13.3% 9.0% 18.7% 10
1980s 7.0% 4.6% 8.9% 10
1990s 8.3% 4.9% 11.6% 10
2000s 15.3% 12.2% 25.9% 10
2010s 15.1% 13.3% 19.1% 10
2020s 18.9% 18.6% 19.3% 2

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 166 Madagascar 20.1% compare
  2. 167 Guinea-Bissau 19.6% compare
  3. 168 Gabon 18.7% compare
  4. 170 Guinea 18.0% compare
  5. 171 Liberia 17.9% compare
  6. 172 Afghanistan 17.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is financial system deposits to gdp in Uganda?
Financial system deposits to gdp in Uganda was 18.6% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1989.
How does Uganda rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
Uganda ranks 169th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Financial system deposits to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 8,595 data points, 1960–2021
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Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).