Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Uganda

Uganda: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants was -1.74 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
-1.74 trillion current LCU
Change on year
down 28.4%
World rank
46th
of 50 countries
All-time high
-223.00 million current LCU
in 1984
All-time low
-1.74 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Years of data
28
1984–2011

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Uganda, 1984–2011

-1.5T-1.0T-500.0B01984199720111984: -223.0M current LCU1985: -774.9M current LCU1986: -1.9B current LCU1987: -5.2B current LCU1988: -21.8B current LCU1989: -42.8B current LCU1990: -80.7B current LCU1991: -138.3B current LCU1992: -395.5B current LCU1993: -436.9B current LCU1994: -452.9B current LCU1995: -371.3B current LCU1996: -363.8B current LCU1997: -385.6B current LCU1998: -432.7B current LCU1999: -512.4B current LCU2000: -1.2T current LCU2001: -967.1B current LCU2002: -1.2T current LCU2003: -1.3T current LCU2004: -1.5T current LCU2005: -1.2T current LCU2006: -797.1B current LCU2007: -972.6B current LCU2008: -892.3B current LCU2009: -1.3T current LCU2010: -1.4T current LCU2011: -1.7T current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Uganda recorded -1.74 trillion current LCU for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.4% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding current 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 46th of 50 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 43 Rwanda -469.55 billion current LCU compare
  2. 44 Senegal -636.10 billion current LCU compare
  3. 45 Sao Tome and Principe -641.46 billion current LCU compare
  4. 47 Democratic Republic of Congo -2.30 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 48 Zambia -3.35 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 49 Tanzania -3.70 trillion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Uganda?
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Uganda was -1.74 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was -223.00 million current LCU in 1984.
What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was -1.74 trillion current LCU in 2011.
How does Uganda rank for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Uganda ranks 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current 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 surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,359 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.