Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Uganda

Uganda: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit was -652.82 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
-652.82 million current US$
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
22nd
of 29 countries
All-time high
-55.40 million current US$
in 2001
All-time low
-676.22 million current US$
in 2010
Years of data
13
1999–2011

Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Uganda, 1999–2011

-600.0M-400.0M-200.0M01999200520111999: -71.0M current US$2000: -116.0M current US$2001: -55.4M current US$2002: -217.1M current US$2003: -226.0M current US$2004: -102.2M current US$2005: -71.2M current US$2006: -152.9M current US$2007: -281.8M current US$2008: -196.1M current US$2009: -145.7M current US$2010: -676.2M current US$2011: -652.8M current US$

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Uganda recorded -652.82 million current US$ for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 1,078.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Uganda peaked at -55.40 million current US$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, -676.22 million current US$, in 2010.

That places Uganda 22nd out of 29 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -71.04 million current US$ -71.04 million current US$ -71.04 million current US$ 1
2000s -156.44 million current US$ -281.77 million current US$ -55.40 million current US$ 10
2010s -664.52 million current US$ -676.22 million current US$ -652.82 million current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 19 Ethiopia -411.42 million current US$ compare
  2. 20 Zimbabwe -440.00 million current US$ compare
  3. 21 Algeria -565.73 million current US$ compare
  4. 23 Kenya -1.53 billion current US$ compare
  5. 24 Ghana -1.55 billion current US$ compare
  6. 25 Tunisia -1.72 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Uganda?
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Uganda was -652.82 million current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
What is the highest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was -55.40 million current US$ in 2001.
What is the lowest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was -676.22 million current US$ in 2010.
How does Uganda rank for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
Uganda ranks 22nd out of 29 countries with data for 2011.
Is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 1,078.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 342 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).