Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Uganda
Uganda: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 58.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Uganda, 1980–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in Uganda stood at 58.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Uganda peaked at 87.3% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1999.
That places Uganda 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 68.9% | — |
| 1981 | 47.2% | -31.5% |
| 1982 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 51.4% | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 87.3% | +70.0% |
| 1985 | 66.6% | -23.7% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | -15.9% |
| 1987 | 50.6% | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 51.6% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 57.6% | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 58.3% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 36.2% | -37.9% |
| 1992 | 39.5% | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 37.9% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 35.5% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 36.2% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 37.2% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 32.8% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +98.3% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 60.1% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 58.3% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 58.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.6%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 58.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.1%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +98.3% | 32.7% | 64.9% |
| 1984 | +70.0% | 51.4% | 87.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.4% | 47.2% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 31.0% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 31.8% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 43.3% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 49.0% | 60.5% | 6 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 5.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Uganda?
- Transport services in Uganda was 58.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 1984.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for transport services?
- Uganda ranks 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.