Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Uganda
Uganda: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 6.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Uganda, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Uganda is 6.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 40.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Uganda peaked at 6.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Uganda 106th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 1.1% | — |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +172.7% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 1.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Uganda?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Uganda was 6.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Uganda ranks 106th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.