Net foreign assets in Uganda
Uganda: Net foreign assets was 18.21 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Uganda, 1966–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 18.21 trillion current LCU for net foreign assets in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.3% on the previous year and up 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Uganda peaked at 18.21 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, -243.04 billion current LCU, in 1992.
Uganda ranks 21st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.15 million current LCU | 2.16 million current LCU | 4.28 million current LCU | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.29 million current LCU | -1.29 million current LCU | 4.63 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.31 billion current LCU | -3.82 billion current LCU | -6.46 million current LCU | 7 |
| 1990s | 247.74 billion current LCU | -243.04 billion current LCU | 790.18 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.05 trillion current LCU | 1.20 trillion current LCU | 5.22 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.23 trillion current LCU | 6.17 trillion current LCU | 14.08 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.40 trillion current LCU | 8.87 trillion current LCU | 18.21 trillion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More financial sector data for Uganda
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.0% (2025)
- Broad money 22.3% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 12.6% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 50.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.39 (2024)
- Net migration -119,059 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 12.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 3,603 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Claims on central government -2.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Uganda?
- Net foreign assets in Uganda was 18.21 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 18.21 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -243.04 billion current LCU in 1992.
- How does Uganda rank for net foreign assets?
- Uganda ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.