Overall budget balance, including grants in Uganda
Uganda: Overall budget balance, including grants was -1.74 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Uganda, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overall budget balance, including grants in Uganda is -1.74 trillion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Uganda peaked at -223.00 million current LCU in 1984 and was at its lowest, -1.74 trillion current LCU, in 2011.
Uganda ranks 48th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | -12.11 billion current LCU | -42.79 billion current LCU | -223.00 million current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | -357.01 billion current LCU | -512.38 billion current LCU | -80.73 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.13 trillion current LCU | -1.48 trillion current LCU | -797.12 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.55 trillion current LCU | -1.74 trillion current LCU | -1.36 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 45 Senegal -599.10 billion current LCU compare
- 46 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.03 trillion current LCU compare
- 47 Madagascar -1.70 trillion current LCU compare
- 49 Zambia -2.75 trillion current LCU compare
- 50 Tanzania -3.70 trillion current LCU compare
- 51 Mozambique -46.61 trillion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Uganda
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,424 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 4 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 8.9% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 14 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.4% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 4.59 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.2076 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall budget balance, including grants in Uganda?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Uganda was -1.74 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was -223.00 million current LCU in 1984.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.74 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Uganda ranks 48th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.