Uganda

GDP growth in Uganda

GDP growth in Uganda: -3.4% a year in 1980 and 6.7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
6.7% a year
Since 1980
+10.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
18 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
5.7% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in UgandaGDP growth in Uganda: -3.4% a year in 1980 and 6.7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5.7% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5.7% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 10.4% a year in 2008, the lowest -3.4% a year in 1980.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearUganda
20256.7
20246
20235
20226.2
20215.5
2020-1.2
20197.6
20185.6
20176.8
20160.2
20158
20145.7
20133.9
20122.3
20117.7
20107.5
20098.1
200810.4
20078.1
20067
200510
20045.8
20036.2
20027.1
20018.8
20003.9
19998
19986.1
19974.6
19966.6
19959.2
19947.7
19936.7
19925.9
19911.8
19906.5
19896.4
19888.3
19874
19860.9
1985-3
1984-3
19834.9
19828.2
19813.9
1980-3.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearUganda
20266.2
20279.9
20287.1
20296.3
20306
20315.7

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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