Uganda
Economic Overview
Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing over 80% of the work force. Coffee accounts for the bulk of export revenues. Since 1986, the government - with the support of foreign countries and international agencies - has acted to rehabilitate and stabilize the economy by undertaking currency reform, raising producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, and improving civil service wages. The policy changes are especially aimed at dampening inflation and boosting production and export earnings. During 1990-2001, the economy turned in a solid performance based on continued investment in the rehabilitation of infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, reduced inflation, gradually improved domestic security, and the return of exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs. Growth for 2001-02 was solid, despite continued decline in the price of coffee, Uganda's principal export. Growth in 2003-06 reflected an upturn in Uganda's export markets.
GDP Growth rate: 5.3% (2006 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
- Agriculture: 29.4%
- Industry: 22.1%
- Services: 48.5% (2006 est.)
Trade per capita (US$, 2003-2005): 115
Trade to GDP ratio (2003-2005): 44.2
Exports: $961.7 million f.o.b. (2006 est.) | Imports: $1.945 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
Exports - commodities: coffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products; gold | Imports - commodities: capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals |
Exports - partners: Belgium 9.8%, Netherlands 9.2%, France 7.8%, Germany 7.5%, Rwanda 5.5%, Sudan 4.7% (2006) | Imports - partners: Kenya 34.6%, UAE 8.7%, China 7.2%, India 5.6%, South Africa 5.5%, Japan 4.3% (2006) |
Share in world total merchandise exports: 0.01
Share in world total merchandise imports: 0.02
Share in world total commercial services exports: 0.02
Share in world total commercial services imports: 0.03
Indicators
HEALTH | EDUCATIONAL | ECONOMIC | POLITICAL
GENERAL INDICATORS | ||
| HDI Rank | 145 | |
| GDP (US $ Bill.) | 2004 | 6.8 |
| GDP (PPP US $ Bill.) | 2004 | 41.1 |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP US $) | 2004 | 1478 |
| GDI Rank | 108 | |
| GDI Value | 0.498 | |
| GEM Rank | .. | |
| GEM Value | .. | |
| Total Population (Mill.) | 1975 | 10.8 |
| 2004 | 27.8 | |
| 2015 | 41.9 | |
| Female Popoulation (in '000) | 2006 | 14400 |
| Population living below $ 1 a day in Percentage | 1990-2004 | .. |
| Population living below the national poverty line in Percentage | 1990-2003 | 37.7 |
| Total Fertility Rate (Births per Woman) | 1970-75 | 7.1 |
| 2000-05 | 7.1 | |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio (Adjusted per 100000 live births) | 2000 | 880 |
| Probability of Female Survival at birth to 65 yrs | 2000-05 | 34.4 |
| Probability of Male Survival at birth to 65 yrs | 2000-05 | 32.9 |
| Life Expectancy at Birth (years) | 2004 | 48.4 |
| Female Life Expectancy at Birth (Yrs) | 48.8 | |
| Male Life Expectancy at Birth (Yrs) | 47.9 | |
| Population without sustainable access to safe water in Percentage | 2004 | 40 |
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| Combined Gross Enrolment Ratio* in Percentage | 2004 | 66 |
| Combined Gross Enrolment Ratio* (F) in Percentage | 65 | |
| Combined Gross Enrolment Ratio* (M) in Percentage | 67 | |
| Female Legislators, Officials & Managers (% of Total) | .. | |
| Female Professionals & Technical Workers (% of Total) | .. | |
| Adult Literacy Rate (% ages 15 and older) | 2004 | 66.8 |
| Female Adult Literacy Rate ( % ages 15 and older) | 57.7 | |
| Female Adult Literacy Rate (as % of Male Rate) | 75 | |
| Female Youth Literacy Rate (% ages 15-24) | 71.2 | |
| Female Youth Literacy Rate (as % of Male Rate) | 86 | |
| Net Primary Enrolment Female Ratio (in %) | .. | |
| Net Primary Enrolment Ratio of Female to Male | .. | |
| Net Secondary Enrolement Female Ratio (in %) | 14 | |
| Net Secondary Enrolment Ratio of Female to Male | 0.9 | |
| Gross Tertiary Enrolment Female Ratio (in %) | 3 | |
| Gross Tertiary Enrolment Ratio Female to Male | 0.62 | |
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| Estimated Female Earned Income( PPP US$) | 1216 | |
| Estimated Male Earned Income (PPP US $) | 1741 | |
| Ratio of Female to Male Estimated Earned Income | 0.7 | |
| Female Economic Activity Rate (% ages 15 and older) | 79.7 | |
| Female Economic Activity ( index, 1990=100, ages 15 and older) | 99 | |
| Female Economic Activity ( as % of male rates, ages 15 and older) | 92 | |
| Female Employment Agriculture (%) | .. | |
| Male Employment Agriculture (%) | .. | |
| Female Employment Industry (%) | .. | |
| Male Employment Industry (%) | .. | |
| Female Employment Services (%) | .. | |
| Male Employment in Services (%) | .. | |
| Women Contributing Family Workers (%) | .. | |
| Men Contributing Family Workers (%) | .. | |
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| Seats in Parliament (Women as % of Total) | 28.8 | |
| Female Suffrage Granted (Year) | 1962 | |
| Elections Contesting Rights (Year) | 1962 | |
| Year of First Woman Elected (A= Appointed, E=Elected) | 1962 E | |
| Women Ministers (as % of total) | 23.4 | |
| Seats held in Lower/Single House by Women (as % of Total) | 28.8 | |
| Seats held in Upper House/Senate by Women (as % of Total) | — | |
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Source : UNDP HDR 2006
Notes:
.. Data Not Available
a.Data refer to medium-variant projections.
* For Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Schools
