Uganda's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) was −US$323.31 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 207.73% from US$300.12 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$323.31 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.08 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$300.12 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$1.11 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | −US$428.31 million | 2005 |
| Average since 2016 | US$364.47 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$7.2 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Uganda's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) fell US$1.44 billion on 2024 (from US$1.11 billion to −US$323.31 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$36.04 million and a typical year strayed about US$385.89 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$1.09 billion in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.44 billion in 2025. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% 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 2025, Uganda had the 87th highest value of the 136 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
- Italy — 83rd of 136: −US$200.6 million
- Mongolia — 84th of 136: −US$238.16 million
- Tajikistan — 85th of 136: −US$307.42 million
- Finland — 87th of 136: −US$341.63 million
- Uruguay — 88th of 136: −US$401.3 million
- Philippines — 89th of 136: −US$446.83 million
What this measures
Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 46 values
| Year | Net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -323,311,370 |
| 2024 | 1,113,585,347 |
| 2023 | 19,085,544 |
| 2022 | -117,982,043 |
| 2021 | 637,545,350 |
| 2020 | 1,079,968,855 |
| 2019 | 773,880,089 |
| 2018 | 37,655,039 |
| 2017 | 505,768,697 |
| 2016 | -81,529,698 |
| 2015 |
Net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$886.24 million (2025)
- Benin — US$3.83 million (2023)
- Botswana — −US$83.25 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — −US$8.15 million (2024)
- Burundi — −US$80.21 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — −US$49.76 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$9.06 million (2024)
- Comoros — −US$2.34 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$778.4 million (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — −US$383.56 million (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Uganda
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — 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$17.83 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU) — 65.54 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 28.76% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Uganda's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP)?
- −US$323.31 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1980?
- It is down 4,390% from −US$7.2 million in 1980. The highest value was US$1.11 billion in 2024 and the lowest −US$428.31 million in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank?
- 87th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) unusual for Uganda?
- In 2025, Uganda's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) fell US$1.44 billion on 2024 (from US$1.11 billion to −US$323.31 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$36.04 million and a typical year strayed about US$385.89 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KAC.EOMS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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