Direct investment, Debt instruments in Uganda
Uganda: Direct investment, Debt instruments was 26.59 million US dollar in 2025. β Volatile
Direct investment, Debt instruments in Uganda, 1999β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for direct investment, debt instruments in Uganda is 26.59 million US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, debt instruments in Uganda peaked at 26.59 million US dollar in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar, in 1999.
Uganda ranks 122nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 1 |
| 2000s | 314,215 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 3.14 million US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.70 million US dollar | 148,742 US dollar | 26.59 million US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.59 million US dollar | 26.59 million US dollar | 26.59 million US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 119 Burkina Faso 48.73 million US dollar compare
- 120 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 37.56 million US dollar compare
- 121 Solomon Islands 29.28 million US dollar compare
- 123 Malawi 22.58 million US dollar compare
- 124 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 20.19 million US dollar compare
- 125 Mozambique, Republic of 17.12 million US dollar compare
More external debt data for Uganda
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -14.65 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.293 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -127.73 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 362.95 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 7.26 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0067 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -11.91 million NFL, current US$ (1995)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 11.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment, debt instruments in Uganda?
- Direct investment, debt instruments in Uganda was 26.59 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, debt instruments recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 26.59 million US dollar in 2014.
- What is the lowest direct investment, debt instruments recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for direct investment, debt instruments?
- Uganda ranks 122nd out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is direct investment, debt instruments rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Direct investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.