Net foreign assets in Uganda
Uganda: Net foreign assets was 3.06 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Uganda, 1966–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, net foreign assets in Uganda stood at 3.06 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 267.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Uganda peaked at 3.06 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, -272.76 million current US$, in 1985.
Uganda ranks 17th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.03 million current US$ | 30.24 million current US$ | 59.91 million current US$ | 4 |
| 1970s | 17.43 million current US$ | -17.65 million current US$ | 64.75 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -217.29 million current US$ | -272.76 million current US$ | -85.38 million current US$ | 7 |
| 1990s | 193.20 million current US$ | -199.68 million current US$ | 524.69 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.66 billion current US$ | 677.33 million current US$ | 2.91 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 billion current US$ | 3.01 billion current US$ | 3.06 billion current US$ | 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$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -119,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Uganda?
- Net foreign assets in Uganda was 3.06 billion current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -272.76 million current US$ in 1985.
- How does Uganda rank for net foreign assets?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Net foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.