Uganda's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) was US$2.06 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 53.67% from US$1.34 billion in 2015 (4.39% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.06 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.87 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.34 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$2.06 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$300,000 | 1981 |
| Average since 2016 | US$1.77 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$3.8 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Uganda's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) rose 7.4% on 2024 (from US$1.92 billion to US$2.06 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +36.3% and a typical year strayed about 134.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6,233.3% in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 95.6% in 1997. 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$70.45 million a year. A straight line explains 86% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Uganda had the 44th highest value of the 130 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Uganda in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 59 values
| Year | Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,063,318,134 |
| 2024 | 1,921,899,542 |
| 2023 | 2,024,556,913 |
| 2022 | 1,920,132,858 |
| 2021 | 1,657,251,522 |
| 2020 | 1,865,730,645 |
| 2019 | 1,748,664,012 |
| 2018 | 1,574,838,595 |
| 2017 | 1,460,496,382 |
| 2016 | 1,414,439,937 |
Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$344.35 million (2025)
- Benin — US$306.5 million (2025)
- Botswana — US$2.06 billion (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$738.76 million (2022)
- Burundi — US$281.65 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$499.14 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$981.56 million (2025)
- Central African Republic — US$162.92 million (2017)
More economic policy & debt data for Uganda
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — 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 secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$)?
- US$2.06 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1967?
- It is up 54,205% from US$3.8 million in 1967 (11.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.06 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$300,000 in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank?
- 44th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) unusual for Uganda?
- In 2025, Uganda's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) rose 7.4% on 2024 (from US$1.92 billion to US$2.06 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +36.3% and a typical year strayed about 134.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TRF.NCTR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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