Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Uganda

Budget balance in Uganda in 2031 — -4.6%. Ranked 154 in the world out of 188. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 3.8 pp.

2031 -4.6% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 154of 188
Period maximum 0.3%2004
Period minimum -7.8%2020

Trend over time

1997–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Uganda, 1997–2031-10-7.5-5-2.502.519972001200520092013201720212025202920311997: -0.8%1998: -0.7%1999: -1.2%2000: -0.6%2001: -1%2002: -2.1%2003: -1%2004: 0.3%2005: -0.2%2006: -0.6%2007: -0.8%2008: -2%2009: -1.6%2010: -4.6%2011: -2%2012: -2.4%2013: -3.2%2014: -2.7%2015: -2.6%2016: -2.6%2017: -3.8%2018: -3%2019: -4.8%2020: -7.8%2021: -7.8%2022: -5.4%2023: -4.9%2024: -3.9%2025: -7.1%2026: -5.9%2027: -4.9%2028: -4.6%2029: -5.2%2030: -4.6%2031: -4.6%
Change over the period: −3.8 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda

Uganda -4.6%
World computed -4.85%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -3.08%
Eastern Africa computed -3.73%
Low-income countries computed -2.83%
Budget balance — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -4.6 +0 pp
2030 -4.6 +0.6 pp
2029 -5.2 −0.6 pp
2028 -4.6 +0.3 pp
2027 -4.9 +1 pp
2026 -5.9 +1.2 pp
2025 -7.1 −3.2 pp
2024 -3.9 +1 pp
2023 -4.9 +0.5 pp
2022 -5.4 +2.4 pp
2021 -7.8 +0 pp
2020 -7.8 −3 pp
2019 -4.8 −1.8 pp
2018 -3 +0.8 pp
2017 -3.8 −1.2 pp
2016 -2.6 +0 pp
2015 -2.6 +0.1 pp
2014 -2.7 +0.5 pp
2013 -3.2 −0.8 pp
2012 -2.4 −0.4 pp
2011 -2 +2.6 pp
2010 -4.6 −3 pp
2009 -1.6 +0.4 pp
2008 -2 −1.2 pp
2007 -0.8 −0.2 pp
2006 -0.6 −0.4 pp
2005 -0.2 −0.5 pp
2004 0.3 +1.3 pp
2003 -1 +1.1 pp
2002 -2.1 −1.1 pp
2001 -1 −0.4 pp
2000 -0.6 +0.6 pp
1999 -1.2 −0.5 pp
1998 -0.7 +0.1 pp
1997 -0.8

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.