Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Uganda
Uganda: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 5.03 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Uganda, 1966–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2008, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Uganda stood at 5.03 trillion. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 667.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Uganda peaked at 5.03 trillion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -243.04 billion, in 1992.
Uganda ranks 19th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 2.16 million | — |
| 1967 | 2.66 million | +23.0% |
| 1968 | 3.48 million | +31.1% |
| 1969 | 4.28 million | +22.8% |
| 1970 | 4.63 million | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 1.37 million | -70.4% |
| 1972 | 1.46 million | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 927,278 | -36.5% |
| 1974 | -327,162 | -135.3% |
| 1975 | 740,873 | -326.5% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million | +48.1% |
| 1977 | 1.71 million | +55.5% |
| 1978 | 2.61 million | +52.8% |
| 1979 | -1.29 million | -149.6% |
| 1980 | -6.46 million | +399.7% |
| 1981 | -171.34 million | +2551.1% |
| 1982 | -248.19 million | +44.9% |
| 1983 | -611.68 million | +146.5% |
| 1984 | -1.35 billion | +120.2% |
| 1985 | -3.82 billion | +183.5% |
| 1986 | -2.98 billion | -21.8% |
| 1992 | -243.04 billion | +8043.0% |
| 1993 | -104.47 billion | -57.0% |
| 1994 | 63.95 billion | -161.2% |
| 1995 | 176.66 billion | +176.2% |
| 1996 | 252.33 billion | +42.8% |
| 1997 | 391.64 billion | +55.2% |
| 1998 | 654.68 billion | +67.2% |
| 1999 | 790.18 billion | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 1.20 trillion | +51.4% |
| 2001 | 1.44 trillion | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 1.47 trillion | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.22 trillion | +50.9% |
| 2004 | 2.52 trillion | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 2.70 trillion | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 3.80 trillion | +40.5% |
| 2007 | 4.96 trillion | +30.6% |
| 2008 | 5.03 trillion | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.15 million | 2.16 million | 4.28 million | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.29 million | -1.29 million | 4.63 million | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.31 billion | -3.82 billion | -6.46 million | 7 |
| 1990s | 247.74 billion | -243.04 billion | 790.18 billion | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.82 trillion | 1.20 trillion | 5.03 trillion | 9 |
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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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Uganda?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Uganda was 5.03 trillion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 trillion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -243.04 billion in 1992.
- How does Uganda rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Uganda ranks 19th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 667.7%. 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 Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (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.