Real effective exchange rate index in Uganda
Uganda: Real effective exchange rate index was 116.3 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real effective exchange rate index in Uganda, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real effective exchange rate index in Uganda is 116.3 2010 = 100, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Uganda peaked at 2,203 2010 = 100 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 92.13 2010 = 100, in 2018.
Uganda ranks 23rd of 95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 718.75 2010 = 100 | 293.54 2010 = 100 | 2,203 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 151.51 2010 = 100 | 118.72 2010 = 100 | 245.13 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.17 2010 = 100 | 95.86 2010 = 100 | 117.01 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.51 2010 = 100 | 92.13 2010 = 100 | 107.72 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.5 2010 = 100 | 97.21 2010 = 100 | 116.3 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Uganda
- Net migration -119,059 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.39 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 50.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 12.5% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 18.21 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.0% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 12.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.3% (2024)
- Broad money 22.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 3,603 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate index in Uganda?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Uganda was 116.3 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2,203 2010 = 100 in 1980.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.13 2010 = 100 in 2018.
- How does Uganda rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Uganda ranks 23rd out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.