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Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	19 683	25 098	32 609^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	8.2	5.7	6.7^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	607	656.6	736.6^b
Economy: Agriculture^e (% of Gross Value Added)	26.3	25.8	22.7^b
Economy: Industry^f,g (% of Gross Value Added)	20.5	22.2	23.8^b
Economy: Services and other activity^h (% of GVA)	53.2	52	53.5^b
Employment in agricultureⁱ (% of employed)	66.8	72.6	72.4^d
Employment in industryⁱ (% of employed)	7.8	6.8	6.6^d
Employment in servicesⁱ (% employed)	25.4	20.6	20.9^d
Unemploymentⁱ (% of labour force)	3.6	1.9	1.9^d
Labour force participation rateⁱ (female/male pop. %)	66.0 / 76.3	66.6 / 75.3	67.1 / 73.9^d
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	...	151^j	111^k,d
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	97	103	100^b
International trade: exports (million current US$)	1 619	2 267	4 149^d
International trade: imports (million current US$)	4 664	5 528	8 251^d
International trade: balance (million current US$)	- 3 046	- 3 261	- 4 102^d
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	- 1 610	- 1 671	- 2 333^b

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rate^l (average annual %)	3.2	3.3	3.6^d
Urban population (% of total population)	19.4	22.1	24.4^b
Urban population growth rate^l (average annual %)	6.1	6	...
Fertility rate, total^l (live births per woman)	6.4	5.8	5^d
Life expectancy at birth^l (females/males, years)	56.2 / 52.5	61.1 / 57.7	65.0 / 60.4^d
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	49.1 / 3.0	48.0 / 3.1	45.5 / 3.3^a
International migrant stock^m (000/% of total pop.)	492.9 / 1.5	851.2 / 2.2	1 720.3 / 3.8^d
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	594.4ⁿ	646.5	3 776.4^d
Infant mortality rate^l (per 1 000 live births)	70.7	59	46.1^d
Health: Current expenditure^o (% of GDP)	10.5	6.8	6.5^p
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	0.1^q	0.1	0.2^r
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	1.7	2.3ⁱ	2.1^i,p
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	122.4 / 121.5	103.7 / 101.6	104.1 / 101.3^r
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	21.8 / 27.5^s	... / ...	... / ...
Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	12.0 / 16.5^t	... / ...	... / ...
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	9.7	12.1^u	10.5^p
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	31.5	35	34.9^v

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	12.5	17.8ⁱ	23.7^i,r
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.4	0.1^w,u	...
Threatened species (number)	166	188	269
Forested area (% of land area)	13.7	12.7ⁱ	12.1^i,p
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	599	745	843^p
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	20	21	21^p
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	946	1 303	1 402^r
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	72.2	72.2	72.2^d
Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)	28.9 / 3.4	35.8 / 5.5	42.8 / 8.0^d
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)	... / 14.5	... / 15.1	... / 15.6^d
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	6.47	5.18	6.06^b

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		2019
c		Data includes Kira, Makindye Ssabagabo and Nansana.
d		2020
e		Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.
f		Excludes publishing activities.
g		Includes irrigation canals.
h		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
i		Estimate.
j		Base: 1 July 2009 - 30 June 2010=100.
k		Base: 1 July 2016 - 30 June 2017=100.
l		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
m		Including refugees.
n		Data as at the end of December.
o		Against the rule in the rest of the database, Uganda has specifically requested that its fiscal years starting on July 1st be converted to the first year instead of the second.
p		2018
q		2005
r		2017
s		2007
t		2008
u		2014
v		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
w		Break in the time series.