Primary balance, excluding interest in Uganda
Uganda: Primary balance, excluding interest was -1.28 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Primary balance, excluding interest in Uganda, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Uganda recorded -1.28 trillion current LCU for primary balance, excluding interest in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.4% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary balance, excluding interest in Uganda peaked at -57.00 million current LCU in 1984 and was at its lowest, -1.28 trillion current LCU, in 2011.
That places Uganda 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it 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 | -10.51 billion current LCU | -36.99 billion current LCU | -57.00 million current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | -298.86 billion current LCU | -437.12 billion current LCU | -72.17 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -930.40 billion current LCU | -1.18 trillion current LCU | -622.36 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.12 trillion current LCU | -1.28 trillion current LCU | -960.59 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 43 Equatorial Guinea -456.10 billion current LCU compare
- 44 Senegal -514.10 billion current LCU compare
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe -535.08 billion current LCU compare
- 47 Madagascar -1.55 trillion current LCU compare
- 48 Zambia -1.67 trillion current LCU compare
- 49 Tanzania -3.35 trillion current LCU compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary balance, excluding interest in Uganda?
- Primary balance, excluding interest in Uganda was -1.28 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was -57.00 million current LCU in 1984.
- What is the lowest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.28 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Uganda ranks 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is primary balance, excluding interest rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. 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 Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).