Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Uganda
Uganda: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 0.0558 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Uganda, 1999–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0558 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Uganda peaked at 0.1157 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0333 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
That places Uganda 149th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0333 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2000 | 0.0429 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0426 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0389 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1157 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +197.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0959 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0725 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0808 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0813 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0604 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0445 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0404 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0369 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0475 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0584 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0364 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -37.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0491 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +34.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0575 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0535 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0591 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0595 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0715 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0746 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0526 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0503 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0588 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0558 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0333 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0333 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0333 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0675 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0389 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1157 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0498 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0364 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0595 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0606 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0503 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0746 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 146 Philippines 0.0619 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 Myanmar 0.0597 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Rwanda 0.0577 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Haiti 0.0558 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Solomon Islands 0.0551 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 Nepal 0.0544 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Uganda?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Uganda was 0.0558 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.1157 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0333 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Uganda ranks 149th 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 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.