Uganda international reserves

#95 in the worldSub-Saharan AfricaShare on X
Total reserves
$6.2B
Data for November 2025
1-month change
+4.4%
12-month change
+72.6%
High since 2000
$6.2B
November 2025

Monthly history (IMF)

$6.2 billion
November 2025+739.5% vs January 2000
$0M$1B$2B$3B$4B$5B$6B$7BJan 2000Dec 2012Nov 2025

Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.

Composition

What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of November 2025.

  • Foreign exchange$6.0B · 97.2%
  • SDRs$172M · 2.8%

Gold

Uganda does not report gold holdings.

In context

Reserves per person
US$ 120
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
10.0%
Months of imports covered
4.2
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.

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