Net foreign assets, flow in Uganda
Uganda: Net foreign assets, flow was 289.60 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets, flow in Uganda, 1967–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, net foreign assets, flow in Uganda stood at 289.60 billion current LCU.
The figure is down 69.7% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets, flow in Uganda peaked at 1.16 trillion current LCU in 2007 and was at its lowest, -2.47 billion current LCU, in 1985.
Uganda ranks 11th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 706,395 current LCU | 497,050 current LCU | 826,933 current LCU | 3 |
| 1970s | -557,267 current LCU | -3.90 million current LCU | 1.07 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -426.20 million current LCU | -2.47 billion current LCU | 833.99 million current LCU | 7 |
| 1990s | 147.60 billion current LCU | 75.67 billion current LCU | 263.04 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 442.59 billion current LCU | 32.61 billion current LCU | 1.16 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 622.40 billion current LCU | 289.60 billion current LCU | 955.20 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 389.00 billion current LCU compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 381.52 billion current LCU compare
- 10 Madagascar 318.01 billion current LCU compare
- 12 Tanzania 209.60 billion current LCU compare
- 13 South Africa 167.04 billion current LCU compare
- 14 Chad 152.91 billion current LCU compare
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, flow in Uganda?
- Net foreign assets, flow in Uganda was 289.60 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 trillion current LCU in 2007.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.47 billion current LCU in 1985.
- How does Uganda rank for net foreign assets, flow?
- Uganda ranks 11th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net foreign assets, flow rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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, flow (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 local currency.