Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Uganda
Uganda: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 3.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Uganda, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-performing loans to total gross loans in Uganda is 3.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Uganda peaked at 10.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2005.
That places Uganda 71st out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.5% | — |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +30.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +45.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -41.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +99.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -44.3% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +98.9% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +47.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -32.2% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +26.5% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +102.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -47.6% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -39.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +37.2% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -14.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 3.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.4%, 71% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 3.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 58% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 1.9% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More development goals data for Uganda
- Red List Index 0.942 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 152.94 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 61,371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Uganda?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Uganda was 3.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Uganda ranks 71st out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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