Starting a business - Score in Uganda
Uganda: Starting a business - Score was 71.38 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Uganda, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Uganda is 71.38, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Uganda peaked at 71.38 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.15, in 2003.
That places Uganda 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 52.15 | — |
| 2004 | 53.74 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 55.15 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 57.06 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 57.56 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 57.23 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 59.26 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 59.74 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.91 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 64.14 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 64.19 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 65.11 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 68.15 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 70.19 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 71.12 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 71.12 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.38 | +0.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 71.38 is below the median for low income countries, which is 79.03, 90% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 71.38 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.02 | 52.15 | 59.26 | 7 |
| 2010s | 66.9 | 59.74 | 71.38 | 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 starting a business - score in Uganda?
- Starting a business - score in Uganda was 71.38 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 71.38 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.15 in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for starting a business - score?
- Uganda ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.