Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Uganda
Uganda: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita was 67.36 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Uganda, 1999–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Uganda is 67.36 US dollar per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Uganda peaked at 67.36 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.59 US dollar per person, in 1999.
That places Uganda 156th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.59 US dollar per person | — |
| 2000 | 11.07 US dollar per person | +28.8% |
| 2001 | 10.05 US dollar per person | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 9.4 US dollar per person | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 29 US dollar per person | +208.4% |
| 2004 | 28.05 US dollar per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 23.94 US dollar per person | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 28 US dollar per person | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 32.63 US dollar per person | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 28.56 US dollar per person | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 35.56 US dollar per person | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 33.27 US dollar per person | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 30.83 US dollar per person | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 37.74 US dollar per person | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 47.81 US dollar per person | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 32.64 US dollar per person | -31.7% |
| 2015 | 42.34 US dollar per person | +29.7% |
| 2016 | 43.32 US dollar per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 40.96 US dollar per person | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 46.78 US dollar per person | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 48.94 US dollar per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 60.45 US dollar per person | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 65.83 US dollar per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 50.67 US dollar per person | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 50.37 US dollar per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 63.39 US dollar per person | +25.8% |
| 2025 | 67.36 US dollar per person | +6.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 67.36 US dollar per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.36 US dollar per person, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 67.36 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 171.92 US dollar per person, 39% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +208.4% | 9.4 US dollar per person | 29 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.59 US dollar per person | 8.59 US dollar per person | 8.59 US dollar per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.63 US dollar per person | 9.4 US dollar per person | 35.56 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.46 US dollar per person | 30.83 US dollar per person | 48.94 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.68 US dollar per person | 50.37 US dollar per person | 67.36 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Uganda?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Uganda was 67.36 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 67.36 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.59 US dollar per person in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Uganda ranks 156th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.