Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Uganda
Uganda: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was 21.25 million NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in Uganda, 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Uganda is 21.25 million NFL, current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.7% on the previous year and up 12,249.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Uganda peaked at 73.11 million NFL, current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, -13.90 million NFL, current US$, in 1999.
Uganda ranks 35th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30,000 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | -60,000 NFL, current US$ | -300.0% |
| 1972 | -60,000 NFL, current US$ | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.29 million NFL, current US$ | -3910.6% |
| 1974 | 297,238 NFL, current US$ | -87.0% |
| 1976 | 2.32 million NFL, current US$ | +678.9% |
| 1977 | 2.16 million NFL, current US$ | -6.8% |
| 1978 | -240,459 NFL, current US$ | -111.1% |
| 1979 | 2.76 million NFL, current US$ | -1248.3% |
| 1980 | 3.71 million NFL, current US$ | +34.5% |
| 1981 | 6.27 million NFL, current US$ | +68.8% |
| 1982 | 6.80 million NFL, current US$ | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 7.27 million NFL, current US$ | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 5.49 million NFL, current US$ | -24.5% |
| 1985 | 29.46 million NFL, current US$ | +436.6% |
| 1986 | -632,598 NFL, current US$ | -102.1% |
| 1987 | 263,275 NFL, current US$ | -141.6% |
| 1988 | -6.22 million NFL, current US$ | -2461.9% |
| 1989 | -6.91 million NFL, current US$ | +11.1% |
| 1990 | -8.35 million NFL, current US$ | +20.9% |
| 1991 | -6.68 million NFL, current US$ | -20.0% |
| 1992 | -3.59 million NFL, current US$ | -46.3% |
| 1993 | -8.76 million NFL, current US$ | +144.2% |
| 1994 | -10.46 million NFL, current US$ | +19.4% |
| 1995 | -2.71 million NFL, current US$ | -74.1% |
| 1996 | -648,948 NFL, current US$ | -76.0% |
| 1997 | 405,947 NFL, current US$ | -162.6% |
| 1998 | -7.95 million NFL, current US$ | -2058.9% |
| 1999 | -13.90 million NFL, current US$ | +74.7% |
| 2000 | -427,358 NFL, current US$ | -96.9% |
| 2001 | -2.58 million NFL, current US$ | +504.3% |
| 2002 | 0 NFL, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2004 | -23,712 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2005 | -828,788 NFL, current US$ | +3395.2% |
| 2006 | -816,631 NFL, current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2007 | -838,939 NFL, current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2008 | -888,836 NFL, current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2009 | -899,267 NFL, current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0 NFL, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 172,092 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2016 | 1.30 million NFL, current US$ | +656.0% |
| 2017 | 8.29 million NFL, current US$ | +536.8% |
| 2018 | 36.75 million NFL, current US$ | +343.5% |
| 2019 | 73.11 million NFL, current US$ | +99.0% |
| 2020 | 56.65 million NFL, current US$ | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 38.00 million NFL, current US$ | -32.9% |
| 2022 | 65.95 million NFL, current US$ | +73.6% |
| 2023 | 63.86 million NFL, current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 46.89 million NFL, current US$ | -26.6% |
| 2025 | 21.25 million NFL, current US$ | -54.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 21.25 million NFL, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 300,000 NFL, current US$, 70.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +3910.6% | -60,000 NFL, current US$ | 2.29 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2005 | -3395.2% | -23,712 NFL, current US$ | -828,788 NFL, current US$ |
| 1988 | -2461.9% | 263,275 NFL, current US$ | -6.22 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1998 | -2058.9% | 405,947 NFL, current US$ | -7.95 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1979 | +1248.3% | -240,459 NFL, current US$ | 2.76 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1976 | +678.9% | 297,238 NFL, current US$ | 2.32 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 million NFL, current US$ | -240,459 NFL, current US$ | 2.76 million NFL, current US$ | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.55 million NFL, current US$ | -6.91 million NFL, current US$ | 29.46 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.26 million NFL, current US$ | -13.90 million NFL, current US$ | 405,947 NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -730,600 NFL, current US$ | -2.58 million NFL, current US$ | 0 NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.94 million NFL, current US$ | 0 NFL, current US$ | 73.11 million NFL, current US$ | 6 |
| 2020s | 48.77 million NFL, current US$ | 21.25 million NFL, current US$ | 65.95 million NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 32 Nigeria 39.12 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 33 Mozambique 36.32 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 34 Albania 35.07 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 36 Suriname 18.71 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 37 Ethiopia 15.33 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 11.01 million NFL, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Uganda
- Net financial flows, IBRD -11.91 million NFL, current US$ (1995)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 870.84 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 2.02 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 17.52 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 21.25 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Uganda?
- Net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Uganda was 21.25 million NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 73.11 million NFL, current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.90 million NFL, current US$ in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
- Uganda ranks 35th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12,249.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.