Mutual fund assets to GDP (%) in Uganda
Uganda: Mutual fund assets to GDP (%) was 2.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mutual fund assets to GDP in Uganda, 2006–2020
Source: World Bank - Non banking financial database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mutual fund assets to gdp in Uganda stood at 2.4%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 292.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mutual fund assets to gdp in Uganda peaked at 2.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.
That places Uganda 64th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mutual fund assets to GDP (%) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4% | — |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +35.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -53.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +143.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +78.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +30.2% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +11.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 2.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.9%, 62% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mutual fund assets to GDP (%) in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +143.6% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 61 Kazakhstan 3.5% compare
- 62 Lithuania 3.2% compare
- 63 Türkiye 2.5% compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.4% compare
- 66 Pakistan 2.2% compare
- 67 Philippines 2.1% compare
More financial sector data for Uganda
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mutual fund assets to gdp in Uganda?
- Mutual fund assets to gdp in Uganda was 2.4% in 2020, according to World Bank - Non banking financial database.
- What is the highest mutual fund assets to gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest mutual fund assets to gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- How does Uganda rank for mutual fund assets to gdp?
- Uganda ranks 64th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mutual fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 292.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank - Non banking financial database, published as part of Mutual fund assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data taken from a variety of sources such as Investment Company Institute and national sources.