Money in Uganda
Uganda: Money was 2.89 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Money in Uganda, 1966–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 2.89 trillion for money in 2008. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.4% on the previous year and up 372.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money in Uganda peaked at 2.89 trillion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.74 million, in 1966.
Uganda ranks 25th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 6.74 million | — |
| 1967 | 6.98 million | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 8.51 million | +22.0% |
| 1969 | 9.54 million | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 11.08 million | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 11.22 million | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 15.24 million | +35.8% |
| 1973 | 21.03 million | +38.0% |
| 1974 | 29.93 million | +42.3% |
| 1975 | 32.34 million | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 44.42 million | +37.3% |
| 1977 | 57.72 million | +29.9% |
| 1978 | 69.77 million | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 105.39 million | +51.1% |
| 1980 | 138.76 million | +31.7% |
| 1981 | 279.18 million | +101.2% |
| 1982 | 293.51 million | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 424.49 million | +44.6% |
| 1984 | 947.62 million | +123.2% |
| 1985 | 2.19 billion | +131.1% |
| 1986 | 5.96 billion | +172.1% |
| 1992 | 206.01 billion | +3357.3% |
| 1993 | 259.40 billion | +25.9% |
| 1994 | 354.02 billion | +36.5% |
| 1995 | 408.70 billion | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 450.84 billion | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 512.53 billion | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 612.44 billion | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 689.36 billion | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 805.49 billion | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 912.57 billion | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 1.11 trillion | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 1.24 trillion | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.33 trillion | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.61 trillion | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 1.89 trillion | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 2.29 trillion | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 2.89 trillion | +26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.94 million | 6.74 million | 9.54 million | 4 |
| 1970s | 39.81 million | 11.08 million | 105.39 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 billion | 138.76 million | 5.96 billion | 7 |
| 1990s | 436.66 billion | 206.01 billion | 689.36 billion | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.56 trillion | 805.49 billion | 2.89 trillion | 9 |
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 money in Uganda?
- Money in Uganda was 2.89 trillion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest money recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 trillion in 2008.
- What is the lowest money recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.74 million in 1966.
- How does Uganda rank for money?
- Uganda ranks 25th out of 162 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 372.1%. 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 Money (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.