Uganda Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Uganda UG: BOP: Capital Account: Net
UG: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at 174.535 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 188.696 USD mn for 2016. UG: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 63.568 USD mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2017, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.613 USD bn in 2006 and a record low of 31.930 USD mn in 1997. UG: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 174.54 2017 | yearly | 1980 - 2017 |
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Uganda UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -699.190 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -625.551 USD mn for 2016. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -295.416 USD mn from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -1.000 USD mn in 1991 and a record low of -1.159 USD bn in 2012. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -699.19 2017 | yearly | 1980 - 2017 |
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Uganda UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 699.499 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 625.704 USD mn for 2016. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 121.200 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.205 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of -11.900 USD mn in 1972. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 699.50 2017 | yearly | 1970 - 2017 |
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Uganda UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 2.702 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.599 % for 2016. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 2.210 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.480 % in 2006 and a record low of -0.798 % in 1972. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.70 2017 | yearly | 1970 - 2017 |
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Uganda UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at 0.309 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.153 USD mn for 2016. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 0.153 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.337 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of -47.207 USD mn in 2013. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.31 2017 | yearly | 1995 - 2017 |
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Uganda UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 0.001 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.001 % for 2016. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.001 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.200 % in 2012 and a record low of -0.192 % in 2013. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 0.00 2017 | yearly | 1995 - 2017 |
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Uganda UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income
UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data was reported at 330.871 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 333.967 USD mn for 2016. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 13.300 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 347.636 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 1992. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Primary income on foreign direct investment covers payments of direct investment income (debit side), which consist of income on equity (dividends, branch profits, and reinvested earnings) and income on the intercompany debt (interest). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 380.89 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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Uganda UG: BOP: Financial Account: Net
UG: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at -810.588 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -676.597 USD mn for 2016. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -256.750 USD mn from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.238 USD bn in 2006 and a record low of -1.614 USD bn in 2014. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -810.59 2017 | yearly | 1980 - 2017 |
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Uganda UG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
UG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at -2.063 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.279 USD mn for 2016. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 131.061 USD mn in 2009 and a record low of -70.493 USD mn in 2010. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| -2.06 2017 | yearly | 1980 - 2017 |
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Uganda UG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
UG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 459.447 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 66.688 USD mn for 2016. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -4.647 USD mn from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2017, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 459.447 USD mn in 2017 and a record low of -259.316 USD mn in 2011. UG: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 459.45 2017 | yearly | 1980 - 2017 |
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Uganda UG: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation
UG: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data was reported at 1.264 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.087 USD bn for 2015. UG: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 176.520 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.703 USD bn in 2006 and a record low of 0.200 USD mn in 1969. UG: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Grants are defined as legally binding commitments that obligate a specific value of funds available for disbursement for which there is no repayment requirement. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,263.84 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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Uganda UG: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation
UG: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data was reported at 132.540 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 143.370 USD mn for 2015. UG: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 70.020 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 261.960 USD mn in 2006 and a record low of 0.300 USD mn in 1960. UG: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Technical cooperation grants include free-standing technical cooperation grants, which are intended to finance the transfer of technical and managerial skills or of technology for the purpose of building up general national capacity without reference to any specific investment projects; and investment-related technical cooperation grants, which are provided to strengthen the capacity to execute specific investment projects. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 132.54 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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Uganda UG: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
UG: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at 143.340 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -154.146 USD mn for 2016. UG: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging 1.915 USD mn from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 583.069 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of -520.324 USD mn in 2005. UG: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 143.34 2017 | yearly | 1980 - 2017 |