Private sector
Private sector picks up pace in April despite fuel-driven cost pressures
Uganda's private sector expanded for a 15th month as the PMI rose to 55, though rising fuel costs and a declining BTI weighed on firms
Fuel costs temper steady private-sector expansion at quarter-end
Uganda’s PMI rose to 54.3 in March while BTI eased, as fuel costs and weak construction tempered momentum
Business conditions strengthen in February
The Stanbic Bank Uganda PMI jumped to 54.2 in February as output, employment, and new orders all rose across monitored sectors
Private sector extends growth streak to a year
Uganda's PMI reading of 52.6 extended the private sector's growth streak to a year, despite some disruption from the election period
Private sector growth gains momentum at year-end
Business conditions in Uganda’s private sector strengthened at the close of 2025, with growth edging higher in December according to the latest survey of purchasing managers
Private sector growth accelerates in November
Business conditions in Uganda's private sector strengthened in November, with growth accelerating for the second time in three months, according to a closely watched survey
Stronger currencies ease inflation pressures across sub-Saharan Africa
Strong currencies have helped curb inflation in several sub-Saharan African countries, giving central banks room to ease interest rates and stimulate business activity
Business conditions improve for first time in four months
September PMI data shows Uganda’s private sector strengthened for the first time in four months
Private sector activity slows in August
Business activity in Uganda's private sector continued to expand in August, albeit at a slower pace, according to the latest purchasing managers’ index produced by S&P GlobalMore Private sector
Private sector activity shrinks to lowest level in five months
Business activity in Uganda's private sector contracted in September for the second straight month to the lowest level since April, although it was above the 50.0 reading which shows that activity is unchanged, according to the latest Stanbic Bank Uganda purchasing managers’ index
Business conditions in the private sector soften in August
Uganda's private sector activity declined to a three-month low in August, a business survey showed on Wednesday, although it was still above the average since the survey started in January 2016
Uganda’s private sector activity growth rises to record high
Uganda’s private sector firms have reported their strongest month in three and a half years, shrugging off a protracted trade dispute with neighbouring Rwanda
Private sector activity hits four-month high
Uganda's private sector activity expanded to a four-month high in May on a rise in new business, according to a survey of business managers
Private sector bucks Rwanda border crisis with strongest growth in three months
Stronger customer demand drove up new orders for Ugandan companies last month, and helped to mitigate the effects of a border dispute with Rwanda as business activity rose to a three-month high
Rising demand drives private sector growth in January
Business conditions in Uganda's private sector continued to strengthen in January on the back of improving customer demand, according to an indicator of the sector's economic health
Private sector growth steady on stronger demand
Business activity in the private sector continued growing due to stronger demand
Uganda’s private sector shows strongest growth since 2016
Activity in Uganda's private sector recorded its strongest growth in October since the start of a monthly survey of 400 purchasing executives, supported by rising customer numbers and improving demand
Private sector PMI reflects trade “disruptions” in August
Uganda's private sector recorded its slowest growth in four months in August, dampened by declines in conditions in agriculture and wholesale and retail
Uganda private sector activity growth gauge unchanged in July
Business conditions in Uganda's private sector continued expanding in July, with activity expanding at a rate unchanged from June, according to a survey of purchasing executives.