Net acquisition of financial assets in Uganda
Uganda: Net acquisition of financial assets was -0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Uganda, 2015–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net acquisition of financial assets in Uganda is -0.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 165.1% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Uganda peaked at 1.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 2015.
That places Uganda 111th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -1.4% | — |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -200.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -45.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -42.8% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | -108.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -630.8% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +750.5% |
| 2022 | -0.8% | -146.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -194.8% |
| 2024 | -0.5% | -165.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | -1.4% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -0.8% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More public sector data for Uganda
- Arms imports 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3288 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 22.33 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0207 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.12 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 79.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Uganda?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Uganda was -0.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Uganda ranks 111th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.