Uganda's DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) was US$3,676 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 30.01% from US$2,828 in 2015 (2.66% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3,676 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$3,715 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2,828 | 2015 |
| Highest | US$3,779 | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$0.07 | 1974 |
| Average since 2016 | US$3,652 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$0.1 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Uganda's DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) fell US$102.29 on 2024 (from US$3,779 to US$3,676).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$89.19 and a typical year strayed about US$161.86 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 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$615.25 in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was US$197.69 in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$22.78 a year. A straight line explains 42% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Uganda had the 16th highest value of the 207 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 2025 ranking
- Madagascar — 12th of 207: US$4,530
- Colombia — 13th of 207: US$4,053
- Cambodia — 14th of 207: US$4,013
- South Sudan — 16th of 207: US$3,657
- Mongolia — 17th of 207: US$3,545
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 18th of 207: US$2,677
What this measures
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.
All 66 values
| Year | DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,676 |
| 2024 | 3,779 |
| 2023 | 3,752 |
| 2022 | 3,572 |
| 2021 | 3,659 |
| 2020 | 3,715 |
| 2019 | 3,736 |
| 2018 | 3,659 |
| 2017 | 3,530 |
| 2016 | 3,443 |
| 2015 |
DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$1,058 (2025)
- Benin — US$581.93 (2025)
- Botswana — US$13.5 (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$581.93 (2025)
- Burundi — US$5,336 (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$97.86 (2025)
- Cameroon — US$581.93 (2025)
- Central African Republic — US$581.93 (2025)
- Chad — US$581.93 (2025)
- Comoros
More financial sector data for Uganda
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 12.55% (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$3,603 (2025)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 12.6% (2025)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 50.81 trillion (2025)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 22.3% (2025)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio — 3.22 (2024)
- Broad money (annual % growth) — 20.04% (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 50.23 trillion (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 18.21 trillion (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Uganda's DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$)?
- US$3,676 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 3.85 million% from US$0.1 in 1960 (17.64% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3,779 in 2024 and the lowest US$0.07 in 1974.
- How does Uganda rank?
- 16th highest of 207 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) unusual for Uganda?
- In 2025, Uganda's DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) fell US$102.29 on 2024 (from US$3,779 to US$3,676). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$89.19 and a typical year strayed about US$161.86 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 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 PA.NUS.ATLS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); Staff estimates, 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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