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), UTL (071) |
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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 |
146 |
| Counties |
322 |
| Municipalities |
39 |
Sub Counties
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1,488 |
Parishes
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7,553 |
Villages
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58,197 |
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ECONOMIC STATISTICS
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GDP per capita at current prices (US$)
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1,046 (FY2021/22) |
GDP at market prices – at current prices
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162,123 Billion shillings (FY2021/22) |
| GDP growth rate at constant price |
4.6% (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 |
41.5% (FY2021/22) |
| Taxes on Products % contribution to GDP |
7.7% (FY2021/22) |
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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)
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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
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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 |
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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 %). |
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2) Coffee (12.4%) |
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3) Fish and Fish products (3.0%) |
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4) Petroleum Products (1.8%) |
| Formal Commodity imports – 2020 |
Non-monetary gold (US$ 1,841.9 million ) |
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Petroleum products (US$ 950.8 million ) |
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Motor vehicles (US$ 513.4 million ) |
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Iron and steel (US$ 341.1 million) |
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Medical Products and Pharmaceuticals (US$ 359.3 million) |
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Plastics in primary forms (US$ 293.4 million |
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Machinery for particular industries (US$ 263.4 million) |
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vegetable fats and oils (274.4 million) |
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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 |
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