Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Uganda
Uganda: Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 2.19 billion US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Uganda, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for portfolio investment, debt securities in Uganda is 2.19 billion US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 517.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities in Uganda peaked at 2.19 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar, in 1999.
Uganda ranks 86th of 161 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.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2000 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2001 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2002 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2003 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2004 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2005 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2006 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2007 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2008 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2009 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2010 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2011 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2012 | 3.23 million US dollar | — |
| 2013 | 179.24 million US dollar | +5449.2% |
| 2014 | 300.90 million US dollar | +67.9% |
| 2015 | 354.56 million US dollar | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 439.73 million US dollar | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 601.29 million US dollar | +36.7% |
| 2018 | 769.68 million US dollar | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 billion US dollar | +34.0% |
| 2020 | 1.19 billion US dollar | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 1.41 billion US dollar | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 1.61 billion US dollar | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 1.76 billion US dollar | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 2.17 billion US dollar | +23.1% |
| 2025 | 2.19 billion US dollar | +0.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 2.19 billion US dollar is above the median for low income countries, which is 191.37 million US dollar, 11.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 2.19 billion US dollar is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 520.09 million US dollar, 4.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +5449.2% | 3.23 million US dollar | 179.24 million US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 368.03 million US dollar | 0 US dollar | 1.03 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 billion US dollar | 1.19 billion US dollar | 2.19 billion US dollar | 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 portfolio investment, debt securities in Uganda?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities in Uganda was 2.19 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for portfolio investment, debt securities?
- Uganda ranks 86th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 517.9%. 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 Portfolio investment, Debt securities (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.