Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Uganda
Uganda: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 12.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Uganda, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monetary sector credit to private sector in Uganda is 12.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Uganda peaked at 13.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1984.
That places Uganda 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.5% | — |
| 1961 | 6.4% | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 7.4% | +15.8% |
| 1963 | 7.1% | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 7.7% | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 8.0% | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 8.8% | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 8.7% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 9.0% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 9.9% | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 9.4% | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 8.6% | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 8.8% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 9.4% | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 10.1% | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 7.7% | -23.9% |
| 1976 | 7.1% | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | -34.4% |
| 1978 | 4.5% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | -31.1% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | +27.3% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | -26.1% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +37.9% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +35.9% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -40.7% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9% | 6.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 3.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 6.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.1% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.6% | 13.4% | 6 |
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 monetary sector credit to private sector in Uganda?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Uganda was 12.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1984.
- How does Uganda rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Uganda ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.