GDP

EconomyOpinion

Women’s unpaid work must be included in GDP calculations: lessons from history

It is “illogical” to exclude the economic value of preparing and cooking food and collecting firewood from GDP calculations. Such kinds of labour have historically been excluded because they were commonly viewed as women’s work
Economy

Taking stock of Uganda’s economy 55 years after independence

Uganda's economy has seen many changes in the past 55 year, affected by periods of political instability, civil war, fluctuating global commodity prices, and various economic reforms. Trends in recent years are positive, but key challenges remain
Clothes stalls in downtown Kampala
EconomyOpinionPolitics & Policy

What Uganda needs to do to manufacture more and crack export markets

Uganda needs to boost manufacturing and exports to realise the ambitions listed in its social and economic development plan.
DataEconomy

Uganda GDP grows 1.4% in final quarter of 2015/16

Real Gross Domestic Product expanded at an annualised rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter of financial year 2015/2016 (April - June), compared to a 0.1% (revised) decline in the third quarter, according to data from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
Busy market in Kampala, Uganda
DataEconomy

Economy slows in first three months of 2016

Real Gross Domestic Product fell 1.3% year-on-year in the third quarter of financial year 2015/2016, compared to a 2.1% growth in the second quarter, according to data from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics.