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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” (2023 est.) less than 1
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 44,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” public broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), operates radio and TV networks; 31 Free-To-Air (FTA) TV stations, 2 digital terrestrial TV stations, 3 cable TV stations, and 5 digital satellite TV stations; 2…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .ug
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 15% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” (2023 est.) less than 1
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 116,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 83 (2024 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 41.6 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” plantains, sugarcane, milk, maize, cassava, sweet potatoes, vegetables, beans, potatoes, tea (2023)
+ Added Economy.Average household expenditures.on alcohol and tobacco.text β€” 1.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Average household expenditures.on food.text β€” 38.6% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $10.043 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $7.616 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” -$3.605 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” -$4.064 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” -$3.766 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $10.469 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” low-income, primarily agrarian East African economy; COVID-19 hurt economic growth and poverty reduction; lower oil prices threaten prior sector investments; endemic corruption; natural resource rich; high female labor …
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Ugandan shillings (UGX) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 3,718.249 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 3,587.052 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 3,689.817 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 3,726.14 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 3,757.263 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” gold, coffee, fish, refined petroleum, tobacco (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” India 21%, UAE 16%, Hong Kong 10%, South Sudan 8%, Kenya 6% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $6.231 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $6.116 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $9.084 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $53.652 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 16.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 10% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 66.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -24.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 21.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 0.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 24.7% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 24.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 43.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019.text β€” 42.7 (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 34.5% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 2.4% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, gold, plastics, packaged medicine, palm oil (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” China 19%, UAE 12%, Tanzania 11%, India 10%, Kenya 7% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $10.62 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $11.079 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $13.853 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 4.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” sugar processing, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 7.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 5.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 3.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 22.829 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 20.3% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2023.text β€” 53.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.note β€” note: central government debt as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $128.923 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $135.803 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $144.137 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 4.6% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 5.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 6.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $2,700 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $2,800 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $2,900 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 2.9% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 2.7% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 2.9% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2016.text β€” $3.098 billion (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017.text β€” $3.721 billion (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018.text β€” $3.359 billion (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.note β€” note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.text β€” 13% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 2.9% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 2.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 5.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 3.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 4.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.consumption.text β€” 19 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.exports.text β€” 100 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 19 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.proven reserves.text β€” 799.999 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 35.9%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 47.1% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 72%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.biomass and waste.text β€” 8.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 2.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 86.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 2.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 4.254 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.exports.text β€” 400.349 million kWh (2023 est.)
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