Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Uganda
Uganda: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 3.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Uganda, 2015–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Uganda stood at 3.7%.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Uganda peaked at 7.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2016.
That places Uganda 58th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.7% | — |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +38.6% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -29.1% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -28.8% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.7% | 7.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 55 Albania 4.1% compare
- 56 Saint Lucia 4.0%
- 57 Equatorial Guinea 3.9% compare
- 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.6%
- 60 Hungary 3.4% compare
- 61 Cape Verde 3.4% compare
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 investment in nonfinancial assets in Uganda?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Uganda was 3.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Uganda ranks 58th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. 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.