Uganda

Republic of Uganda

UG / UGA Africa Africa

48.7M

Population

$53.7B

GDP

147

Payment BINs

Issuers

General Information

Capital Kampala

Continent Africa

Region Africa

Subregion Africa

Currency Ugandan shillings (UGX)

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 Swahili (official) Arabic

Timezones UTC+3

Area 241,038 km²

Map Reference East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Borders Democratic Republic of the Congo Kenya Rwanda South Sudan Tanzania

Demographics

Population (2023) 48,656,601

Density 201.9 per km²

Urban Population 26.8%

Median Age 16.2 years

Life Expectancy 69.7 years

Major Cities KAMPALA

Economy

GDP (2024) $53.7B

GDP Per Capita (2023) $1,013

Inflation (2024) 3.3%

Unemployment (2024) 3.0%

Public Debt 53.1% of GDP

Exchange Rate (2024) 3,757.263 to USD

Card Brands (Top 5)

Card Types

Card Categories (Top 5)

Leading Issuers

#	Issuer	BINs
1	ECOBANK UGANDA, LTD.	11
2	STANBIC BANK UGANDA, LTD.	10
3	ABSA BANK UGANDA, LTD.	8
4	COMMERCIAL BANK OF AFRICA (UGANDA), LTD.	8
5	KCB BANK UGANDA, LTD.	6
6	STANDARD CHARTERED BANK UGANDA, LTD.	6
7	CRANE BANK, LTD.	5
8	DIAMOND TRUST BANK KENYA, LTD.	5
9	ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC	5
10	IMPERIAL BANK UGANDA, LTD.	5

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Main Exports

1. gold

2. coffee

3. fish

4. refined petroleum

5. tobacco (2023)

Main Imports

1. refined petroleum

2. gold

3. plastics

4. packaged medicine

5. palm oil (2023)