GDP Growth
Uganda economy grew at 7.4% in first quarter
Uganda’s economy grew 7.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, driven by increased activity in food crop production, trade and repairs, and construction
Fitch cuts GDP forecast on lower government spending, fall in net exports
Economy to grow slower in 2023 than previously expected, as government spending slows and net exports fall, according to global research firm BMI
GDP grew 5.5% in third quarter, driven by output in the industrial sector
Industrial and agricultural sectors expanded at healthy pace compared to previous quarter, while services sector slowed down
Economy surges in second quarter
GDP growth picked up strongly in the second quarter of the year due to increased activity in the mining and quarrying sub-sector and the services sector
Economic growth solid in Q4 2021
Uganda's economy ended 2021 on a high note, its continued expansion in the fourth quarter marking four consecutive quarters of growth and a rebound in full-year growth
A mindset change is best route to broader and resilient growth
The Uganda government must encourage citizens to participate in the national development agenda. It must start by viewing citizens as agents of economic growth and development, not a burden to the government
Uganda’s economy shrinks for the first time in decades in 2020
Uganda’s economy shrank in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade as measures to control the coronavirus pandemic ground several sectors to a halt, figures published on Monday showed
Coronavirus: BoU cuts interest rates, lowers growth forecasts, offers flexibility on bad loans
The Bank of Uganda cut its benchmark interest rate by a percentage point as part of measures to mitigate the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and also announced actions to support the financial institutions it supervises, including a moratorium on dividends and bonus payments
GDP growth in last quarter of 2019 slows on lower mining output
Economic growth in Uganda slowed down in the last three months of 2019 amid a decline in mining and quarrying output, according to seasonally adjusted estimates from the Uganda Bureau of StatisticsMore GDP Growth
World Bank forecasts growth uptick for Africa in 2017
Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa will slightly pick up in 2017 following its worst decline in more than two decades in 2016, according to a World Bank report released Wednesday.
Uganda’s economy rebounded in final three months of 2016
Uganda's economy recorded positive growth in the second quarter of 2016/17 after contracting in the previous quarter, data released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday show.
Bank of Uganda cuts policy rate by 0.5%
Bank of Uganda on Wednesday lowered the central bank rate by 0.5% to 11.5% from the 12% set in December.
Uganda economy to grow 5% in 2017 – Stanbic Bank
After growing at an average rate of 7.8% in 1990-2010, the expansion of Uganda's economy slowed to 4.5% in the five years to 2016. The prevailing consensus among economists is that growth this year will hew to the rate of the last few years.
Uganda unlikely to achieve middle income status by 2020, World Bank says
The World Bank says Uganda's economy must grow by 12% each year until 2020 if it is to achieve its goal of middle-income status by that time. But that is twice the growth rate it considers realistic for Uganda's GDP in the medium-term
Uganda’s GDP contracts 0.2% in Q1 of 2016/17
Uganda's economy contracted by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2016/17 – the second decline in 11 quarters – with shrinking value in the agricultural sector responsible for the decline, according to estimates released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
Uganda to grow 4.9% in 2016 – IMF
The Uganda economy is set to grow at 4.9% in 2016, according to a report released by the International Monetary Fund, slightly higher than the 4.8% registered in 2015. It also forecasts a real GDP growth of 5.5% in 2017.
Uganda GDP grows 1.4% in final quarter of 2015/16
Real Gross Domestic Product expanded at an annualised rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter of financial year 2015/2016 (April - June), compared to a 0.1% (revised) decline in the third quarter, according to data from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics.