Uganda — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Uganda, 1983–2025.
GDP growth for Uganda was 6.33% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 43 years, from 1983 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.52% in 1995. The lowest was -3.31% in 1985 (about -1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.23% per year.
Uganda ranks 29 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 14%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Uganda sits above it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 45% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 22%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 10 of 47 economies; Togo (6.31%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 916% in 1987. That is 27% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1983 level: doubled by 1995.
World ranking. Climbed: 27th of 165 in 1983 → 37th of 176 in 1990 → 138th of 199 in 2000 → 72nd of 209 in 2010 → 14th of 209 in 2020 → 25th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1983 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.33% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 6.06% | +0.7 pp |
| 2023 | 5.34% | +0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 4.59% | +1.1 pp |
| 2021 | 3.54% | +0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 2.95% | -3.5 pp |
| 2019 | 6.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +3.2 pp |
| 2017 | 3.13% | -1.6 pp |
| 2016 | 4.78% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 5.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 5.11% | +1.5 pp |
| 2013 | 3.59% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 3.84% | -5.6 pp |
| 2011 | 9.39% | +3.8 pp |
| 2010 | 5.64% | -1.2 pp |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -1.9 pp |
| 2008 | 8.71% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 8.41% | -2.4 pp |
| 2006 | 10.78% | +4.5 pp |
| 2005 | 6.33% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 6.81% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 6.47% | -2.3 pp |
| 2002 | 8.73% | +3.5 pp |
| 2001 | 5.18% | +2.0 pp |
| 2000 | 3.14% | -4.9 pp |
| 1999 | 8.05% | +3.1 pp |
| 1998 | 4.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -4.0 pp |
| 1996 | 9.07% | -2.5 pp |
| 1995 | 11.52% | +5.1 pp |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -1.9 pp |
| 1993 | 8.33% | +4.9 pp |
| 1992 | 3.42% | -2.1 pp |
| 1991 | 5.55% | -0.9 pp |
| 1990 | 6.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 6.36% | -1.9 pp |
| 1988 | 8.27% | +4.3 pp |
| 1987 | 3.96% | +3.6 pp |
| 1986 | 0.39% | +3.7 pp |
| 1985 | -3.31% | -3.0 pp |
| 1984 | -0.34% | -6.1 pp |
| 1983 | 5.74% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Uganda’s GDP growth in 1984?
-0.34% (1984). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Uganda’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1983 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +10.2% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 6.33%; 2024: 6.06%; 2023: 5.34%; 2022: 4.59%; 2021: 3.54%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.