UGANDA GENERAL INFORMATION
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| Official Name |
The Republic of Uganda |
| Capital City |
Kampala |
| Cities as at 1st July 2020 |
Arua, Mbarara, Gulu, Jinja, Fort Portal, Mbale, Masaka, Lira, Soroti and Hoima. |
| Independence |
9th October 1962 |
| Official language |
English |
| Currency |
Shillings |
| Country code |
256 |
| Accessibility |
By air – Entebbe International Airport, |
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By land – Kenya (Malaba & Busia), Tanzania (Mutukula & Kikagati), Sudan( Atiak/Bibia, Oraba), DR Congo(Vuura, Bunagana, Mpondwe, Goli), Rwanda (Katuna, Cyanika, Mirama Hills) |
| Mobile Telephone Networks |
Airtel (075, 070), MTN (077/078), Orange (079), UTL (071), Smile(076), |
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| Longitude |
29o34’E & 35o0’E |
| Latitude |
4o12’N & 1o29’S |
| Altitude (minimum ASL) |
620 meters |
| (maximum ASL) |
5,111meters |
| Total Surface Area |
241,555 km2 |
| No of Administrative units |
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| Districts |
135 |
| Counties |
309 |
| Constituency |
301 |
| Sub Counties / Town Councils |
1,544 |
| Parishes / Wards |
7,553 |
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ECONOMIC STATISTICS
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Exchange rate UGS per US $ – Annual Average
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3,754 (FY2020/21) |
GDP per capita at current prices (US$)
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932 (FY2020/21) |
GDP at market prices – at current prices
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148,278 Billion shillings (FY2020/21) |
GDP at market prices – at constant 2016/17 prices (Billion shillings)
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130,546 Billion shillings (FY2020/21) |
| GDP growth rate at constant price |
3.3% (FY2020/21) |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing % contribution to GDP |
23.7 % (FY2020/21) |
| Industry % contribution to GDP |
27.4 % (FY2020/21) |
| Services % contribution to GDP |
41.5% (FY2020/21) |
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INDICIES
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| CPI – Annual Headline inflation (2016/17 = 100) |
rose by 2.1 % (for the 12 months to July 2021) |
| CPI – Annual Core inflation (2016/17 = 100) |
decreased to 2.5 % (for the 12 months to July 2021) |
| CPI – Annual Non Core inflation (2016/17 = 100) |
Increased to 0.05 % (for the 12 months to July 2021) |
| CPI – Annual Goods inflation (2016/17 = 100) |
Increased to 1.0 percent (for the 12 months to July 2021) |
| CPI – Monthly Headline Inflation (2016/17 = 100) |
0.0 percent change (July 2021) |
| PPI Manufacturing & Utility sector (July 2009 to June 2010 =100)- Annual change |
Increased by 9.8 % ((for the year ending June 2021)) |
| PPI Manufacturing & Utility sector (July 2009 to June 2010 =100) – Monthly changes |
Decreased by 2.2 % (June 2021) |
| PPI Manufacturing sector (July 2009 to June 2010 =100) – Annual change |
Increased by 10.9 % (for the year ending June 2021) |
| PPI Manufacturing sector (Domestic market) – Monthly change |
Decreased by 0.1 % (June 2021) |
| PPI Manufacturing sector (Foreign market) – Monthly change |
Decreased by 7.6 % (June 2021) |
| PPI Utility sector – Annual change |
Reduced by 1.7 % ((for the year ending June 2021)) |
| PPI Utility sector – Monthly change |
Increase by 0.7 % (June 2021) |
| PPI – Hotels & Restaurants (2008 = 100) – Annual change |
increased by 0.1 percent for the year ending Quarter three FY2020/21 |
| PPI – Hotels & Restaurants (2008 = 100) – Monthly change |
increased by 0.6 percent in the third Quarter of FY2020/21 |
| Construction Sector Index (Jan-Mar 2006 = 100) – Annual change |
Reduced by 3.74 % ((for the year ending June 2021)) |
| Construction Sector Index (Jan-Mar 2006 = 100) – Monthly change |
Increase by 0.07 %, (June 2021) |
| Index of Distributive Trade (July 2016 to June 2017=100) – Annual change |
Increased by 4.8% (year ending Quarter three of FY 2020/21 ) |
| Index of Distributive Trade (July 2016 to June 2017=100) – Quarterly Changes |
Decreased by 6.2% (in the third quarter of FY 2020/21 ) |
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TRADE STATISTICS
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| Informal Exports |
531.9 US$ Million, (CY2019) |
| Formal/Official exports |
3,563.8 US$ Million, (CY2019) |
| Total Exports |
4,095.7 US$ Million, (CY2019) |
| Informal Imports |
57.8 US$ Million, (CY2019) |
| Formal/Official imports |
7,696 US$ Million, (CY2019) |
| Total Imports |
7,753.8 US$ Million, (CY2019) |
| Total trade |
11,849.4 US$ Million, (CY2019) |
| Formal Commodity Exports – 2019 |
1) Gold and Gold compounds (35.3 %). |
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2) Coffee (12.3%) |
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3) Fish and Fish products |
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4) Petroleum Products |
| Formal Commodity imports – 2019 |
Non-monetary gold (US$ 1,317.3 million ) |
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Petroleum products (US$ 1,227.6 million ) |
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Motor vehicles (US$ 514.8 million ) |
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Iron and steel (US$ 356.2 million) |
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Medical Products and Pharmaceuticals (US$ 306.3 million) |
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Plastics in primary forms (US$ 278.3 million |
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Machinery for particular industries (US$ 264.2 million) |
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vegetable fats and oils (196.9 million) |
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DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS
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| Population growth rate |
3.1%, (2014 Census) |
| Population projection |
41.6 million, (Mid-year 2020) |
| Urban Population projection |
10.6 million, (Mid-year 2020) |
| Total Population |
34.6 million, (2014 Census) |
| Male population |
48.79%, (2014 Census) |
| Female Population |
51.21%, (2014 Census) |
| Sex ratio |
95.3 males per 100 females, (2014 Census) |
| Children below 18 years |
55%, (2014 Census) |
| Primary school going age (6-12 years) |
21.3%, (2014 Census) |
| Youth (18-30) – |
22.5%, (2014 Census) |
| Older persons (60 years and above) |
4.1%, (2014 Census) |
| Area under water and swamps |
41,743 km2 |
| Population Density |
173 Persons per Sq Km, (2014 Census) |
| Life expectancy at birth (Total) |
63.7 years, (2014 Census) |
| Life expectancy at birth (Males) |
62.8 years, (2014 Census) |
| Life expectancy at birth (Female) |
64.5 years, (2014 Census) |
| Age Dependency Ratio |
103.3, (2014 Census) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
5 children per woman, (UDHS 2016) |
| Infant Mortality Rate |
43 deaths per 1000 live births, (UDHS 2016) |
| Under Five Mortality Rate |
64 deaths per 1,000 live births, (UDHS 2016) |
| Maternal mortality ratio |
541 per 100,000 live births, (UDHS 2016) |
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