Uganda: Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Uganda's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) fell US$1.17 billion on 2020 (from −US$382.15 million to −US$1.55 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$12.99 million and a typical year strayed about US$793.34 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$2.13 billion in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was US$2.34 billion in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Uganda had the 106th highest value of the 116 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Uganda in the 2021 ranking

• Georgia — 103rd of 116: −US$977.66 million
• Mongolia — 104th of 116: −US$1.06 billion
• Mozambique — 105th of 116: −US$1.08 billion
• Guinea — 107th of 116: −US$2.32 billion
• Sudan — 108th of 116: −US$2.8 billion
• Brazil — 109th of 116: −US$3.86 billion

What this measures

Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

All 32 values

Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$8.32 billion (2021)
• Benin — US$1.46 billion (2020)
• Botswana — US$1.42 billion (2021)
• Burkina Faso — US$1.17 billion (2019)
• Burundi — −US$526.77 million (2018)
• Cabo Verde — US$450.97 million (2021)
• Cameroon — −US$712.9 million (2021)
• Comoros — US$70.49 million (2021)

More economic policy & debt data for Uganda

• Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$13.29 billion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 48.86 trillion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 21.44% (2025)
• Gross capital formation (current US$) — US$14.04 billion (2025)
• Gross capital formation (current LCU) — 51.61 trillion (2025)
• Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — 22.65% (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$17.83 billion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current LCU) — 65.54 trillion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 28.76% (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Uganda's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)?

−US$1.55 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 100.6% from −US$771.73 million in 1990. The highest value was US$845.48 million in 2017 and the lowest −US$2.02 billion in 2012.

How does Uganda rank?

106th highest of 116 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for Uganda?

In 2021, Uganda's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) fell US$1.17 billion on 2020 (from −US$382.15 million to −US$1.55 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$12.99 million and a typical year strayed about US$793.34 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.SVNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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