Foreign banks among total banks in Uganda
Uganda: Foreign banks among total banks was 83.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Uganda, 1995–2013
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, foreign banks among total banks in Uganda stood at 83.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Uganda peaked at 83.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1995.
Uganda ranks 12th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 47.0% | — |
| 1996 | 53.0% | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.6% | 47.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 67.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 79.0% | 83.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 banks among total banks in Uganda?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Uganda was 83.0% in 2013, according to Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10.
- What is the highest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Uganda ranks 12th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as part of Foreign banks among total banks (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the number of foreign owned banks to the number of the total banks in an Economy. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.