Financial Sector in Uganda

47 indicators covering financial sector for Uganda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Net migration -119,059 2025 down 90.9% 202nd
Total reserves in months of imports 2.39 2024 down 49.7% 130th
Net domestic credit 50.23 trillion current LCU 2025 up 265.1% 22nd
Domestic credit to private sector by banks 12.5% 2025 down 2.1% 161st
Net foreign assets 18.21 trillion current LCU 2025 up 77.6% 21st
Claims on central government, etc. 9.0% 2025 up 46.6% 98th
Monetary Sector credit to private sector 12.6% 2025 down 2.0% 160th
Domestic credit to private sector 14.3% 2024 up 10.8% 157th
Broad money 22.3% 2025 up 18.3% 156th
Official exchange rate 3,603 LCU per US$, period average 2025 up 11.2% 14th
Claims on private sector 7.4% 2025 down 26.9% 51st
Broad money 50.81 trillion current LCU 2025 up 194.4% 21st
Broad money growth 20.0% 2025 up 70.7% 25th
Claims on central government -2.3% 2025 down 217.0% 142nd
GDP deflator: linked series 140.14 base year varies by country 2025 up 53.7% 92nd
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 5.2% 2025 up 0.3% 61st
Broad money to total reserves ratio 3.22 2024 up 75.3% 74th
Total reserves 17.0% 2024 down 55.8% 90th
Interest rate spread 10.5% 2018 up 7.0% 18th
Deposit interest rate 9.4% 2018 down 12.0% 20th
Consumer price index 224.68 2010 = 100 2025 up 49.8% 51st
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio 24.9% 2025 up 37.1% 51st
Lending interest rate 19.8% 2018 down 3.0% 16th
Real interest rate 14.7% 2018 up 11.4% 12th
Commercial bank branches 2.08 per 100,000 adults 2024 down 33.0% 176th
Automated teller machines (ATMs) 3.61 per 100,000 adults 2024 down 20.5% 177th
Real effective exchange rate index 116.3 2010 = 100 2025 up 14.9% 23rd
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 7.3% 2025 down 28.1% 61st
Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans 3.9% 2024 down 4.7% 64th
International migrant stock 4.1% 2024 up 86.4% 122nd
International migrant stock, total 2.06 million 2024 up 150.0% 38th
Bank capital to assets ratio 15.5% 2023 up 27.0% 4th
Borrowers from commercial banks 60.34 per 1,000 adults 2024 up 185.0% 80th
Depositors with commercial banks 760.98 per 1,000 adults 2024 up 271.1% 62nd
Risk premium on lending 10.0% 2018 down 11.8% 10th
Domestic credit provided by financial sector 34.0% 2024 up 89.8% 52nd
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 72.8% 2024 up 63.9% 62nd
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 76.9% 2024 up 51.1% 61st
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 66.7% 2024 up 90.5% 54th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 80.3% 2024 up 53.3% 57th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 66.4% 2024 up 81.2% 66th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 64.8% 2024 up 76.1% 50th
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 80.2% 2024 up 41.1% 63rd
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 76.8% 2024 up 40.0% 63rd
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 66.9% 2024 up 132.2% 58th
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 14.5% 2024 up 10.2% 55th
Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country 8.9% 2023 up 7.9% 8th