Case Study - Uganda

Question 1

What is the projected GDP growth rate for Uganda in FY2024?

Answer 1

Uganda’s GDP is projected to grow by 6.0% in FY2024, up from 5.3% in FY2023

Question 2

What is Uganda’s GDP?

Answer 2

• In 2024/25, Uganda’s GDP will further expand to Shs 225.5 trillion (equivalent to USD 60 billion)

Question 3

What is Uganda’s Gini coefficient?

Answer 3

0.43 (2025)

Question 4

What is Uganda’s HDI?

Answer 4

0.544 (2021)

Question 5

What are some of Uganda’s development challenges?

Answer 5

• Low infrastructure investment: poor transport, energy shortages
• Human capital issues: low literacy (80.59% in 2022), poor healthcare access, underfunded education
• High youth unemployment: 4.5% (2023), with underemployment in informal sector common
• Agriculture-dominant economy: 70% of workforce in low-productivity farming

Question 6

What are some of Uganda’s development strategies?

Answer 6

• Aid & Debt Relief: Received support from IMF & World Bank under HIPC Initiative
• Regional integration: Member of East African Community (EAC) to reduce trade barriers
• East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP): 1,443 km pipeline to transport oil to Tanzania’s Tanga port; expected to boost exports but faces environmental and displacement concerns
• Energy Access Investment Forum 2025: Hosted in Kampala to attract investment in decentralized renewable energy solutions.
• Oil reserves under development: Potential for resource-led growth (recent 1.4bn barrels of oil discovery in 2024), but risk of Dutch Disease

Question 7

What are Uganda’s main exports & key partners?

Answer 7

• Coffee, gold, fish, tea
• Kenya, UAE, South Sudan