Liquid liabilities to GDP in Uganda
Uganda: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 17.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Uganda, 1966–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid liabilities to gdp in Uganda stood at 17.7%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Uganda peaked at 33.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1989.
Uganda ranks 179th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.0% | 15.1% | 16.9% | 4 |
| 1970s | 19.9% | 14.8% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 7.3% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 7.6% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 16.1% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.7% | 18.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More financial sector data for Uganda
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 12.5% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.39 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 50.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 18.21 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 12.6% (2025)
- Broad money 22.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 3,603 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -119,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Uganda?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Uganda was 17.7% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1989.
- How does Uganda rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Uganda ranks 179th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.