Economic Indicators for Uganda


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Current account balance-7.72-9.162.86-9.80Percentage of GDP
Domestic credit provided by financial sector12.9313.3713.792.65Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index209.93199.27209.9336.09
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )5.357.2016.56-0.29Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate19.8521.2840.0012.00%
Interest rates14.7515.8923.00-53.44Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt53.8951.3053.8934.67% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )99.2096.04128.6884.87
Human Capital Index0.380.380.380.34Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered18,862.0017,423.0018,862.007,104.00Number
Time required to start a business24.0024.0036.0024.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse113.00113.00149.00113.00Days
Armed forces Personnel46,000.0046,000.0070,000.0020,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services11.6012.0224.287.06Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services21.7422.4831.987.80Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP4946491USD Billions
GDP Growth5.234.5911.52-3.31Percentage (%)
Hospital beds0.500.401.650.40Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.160.410.410.04Per 1,000 people
Labor force19,076,753.0018,424,063.0019,076,753.006,505,205.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education10.016.9810.014.44Percentage (%)
Fertility rate4.474.597.234.47Total
Population49484912Thousands