Uganda

Region

Africa · Eastern Africa

Capital

Kampala

Population

51,384,894 (2025)

Government

presidential republic

Currency

Ugandan shilling (UGX)

Official languages

English, Swahili

Spoken languages

English (official), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages and the language used most often in the capital), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages

Written scripts

Latin

Area

241,550 km²

Coastline

Landlocked

UN member

Yes

Affiliations

African Union, COMESA, EAC, IMF, OIC, WCO, WTO

Borders

DR Congo , Kenya , Rwanda , South Sudan , Tanzania

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports

gold, coffee, fish, refined petroleum, tobacco (2023)

Key imports

refined petroleum, gold, plastics, packaged medicine, palm oil (2023)

Natural resources

copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold

Primary route

Indian Ocean gateways (Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti) to Asia and the Gulf

Secondary route

Suez corridor to Europe

Trade research

• WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
• World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
• OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
• ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
• CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure