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, |
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), UTL (071) |
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 | |
Districts | 146 |
Counties | 322 |
Municipalities | 39 |
Sub Counties |
1,488 |
Parishes |
7,553 |
Villages |
58,197 |
ECONOMIC STATISTICS |
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GDP per capita at current prices (US$) |
1,042 (FY2021/22) |
GDP at market prices – at current prices |
162,721 Billion shillings (FY2021/22) |
GDP growth rate at constant price | 4.7% (FY2021/22) |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing % contribution to GDP | 24.1 % (FY2021/22) |
Industry % contribution to GDP | 26.8 % (FY2021/22) |
Services % contribution to GDP | 41.6% (FY2021/22) |
Taxes on Products % contribution to GDP | 7.6% (FY2021/22) |
INDICIES |
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CPI – Annual Average inflation (2016/17 = 100) | registered a higher annual average inflation of 3.8 percent CY 2020 |
CPI – Annual Average Core inflation (2016/17 = 100) | increased to 4.7 percent in CY2020 from the 3.6 percent recorded during the CY2019; |
CPI – Annual Average Food Crops inflation (2016/17 = 100) | The annual average Food Crops inflation for CY2020 decreased to minus 3.6 percent |
PPI Manufacturing & Utility (Combined) |
Registered an annual average increase of 2.8 percent from 178.05 recorded in CY2019 to 182.98 for CY2020 |
The PPI-M (Local) | The CY2020 increased by 2.1 percent from an annual average of 172.03 registered in CY2019 to 175.62 to CY2020 |
PPI-M (Export) | Increased by 10.9 % (for the year ending June 2021) |
PPI – Hotels & Restaurants – Annual Average Producer Prices | Dropped by 0.1 percent in the CY2020, compared with an increase of 1.8 percent for the CY. |
Construction Sector Index – Average prices |
Reduced by 3.74 % ((for the year ending June 2021)) |
Construction Sector Index (Jan-Mar 2006 = 100) – Monthly change | Decreased by 2.01 percent in CY2020 compared to CY2019 |
TRADE STATISTICS |
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Informal Exports | 137.8 US$ Million, (2020) |
Formal/Official exports | 4,149 US$ Million, (2020) |
Total Exports | 4,286.8 US$ Million, (2020) |
Informal Imports | 17.2 US$ Million, (2020) |
Formal/Official imports | 8,250 US$ Million, (2020) |
Total Imports | 8,267 US$ Million, (2020) |
Total trade | 12,554.5 US$ Million, (2020) |
Formal Commodity Exports – 2020 | 1) Gold and Gold compounds (43.8 %). |
2) Coffee (12.4%) | |
3) Fish and Fish products (3.0%) | |
4) Petroleum Products (1.8%) | |
Formal Commodity imports – 2020 | Non-monetary gold (US$ 1,841.9 million ) |
Petroleum products (US$ 950.8 million ) | |
Motor vehicles (US$ 513.4 million ) | |
Iron and steel (US$ 341.1 million) | |
Medical Products and Pharmaceuticals (US$ 359.3 million) | |
Plastics in primary forms (US$ 293.4 million | |
Machinery for particular industries (US$ 263.4 million) | |
vegetable fats and oils (274.4 million) | |
DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS |
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Population growth rate | 3.1%, (2014 Census) |
Population projection | 43.7 million, (Mid-year 2022) |
Urban Population projection | 11.4 million, (Mid-year 2021) |
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 | 5.4 |
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 | 99 |