Uganda vs Zambia: Economic Indicators Comparison

Uganda with a GDP of $27.5B ranked the 104th largest economy in the world, while Zambia ranked 106th with $26.7B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Uganda and Zambia ranked 41st vs 62nd and 187th vs 157th, respectively.

Gross Domestic Product & Income

StatUgandaZambia
GDP$27.5B$26.7B
GDP growth, 1 year6.2%3.5%
GDP growth, 5-years average4.7%3.6%
Population42.9M17.1M
GDP per capita$643$1.5k
GDP per capita growth2.27%0.82%
Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor1153.93.81
Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate0.320.36
GDP per capita, PPP adjusted$2.5k$4.1k
GNI, Atlas method$26.7B$24.8B
GNI per capita$620$1.4k
GNI, PPP adjusted$84.3B$71.2B
GNI per capita, PPP adjusted$2k$4.1k

Financial system and Human development

StatUgandaZambia
Income Tax Rate30%35%
Corporate Tax Rate30%35%
Inflation, consumer prices2.6%7%
Inflation, GDP deflator3.2%9.3%
Unemployment1.7%7.2%
Economic Freedom Index59.553.5
Personal Freedom Index5.66.26
Human Freedom Index6.46.67
Property Rights Index45.645.2
Judical Effectiveness Index36.931.3
Business Freedom Index4666.4
Fiscal Health Index64.318.4
Labor Freedom Index83.147
Investment Freedom Index5555
Financial Freedom Index4050
Trade Freedom Index75.472.6
Monetary Freedom Index7872.2
Government Spending Index88.481.7
Tax Burden Index80.373.2
Government Integrity Index21.428.4
Corruption Perceptions Index2635
Life expectancy at birth, years62.563
Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people9.96.1
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people2924.7
Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people115.3
International tourism, number of arrivals1.4M1.1M

Government debt & reserves

StatUgandaZambia
Central government debt, % of GDP42.2%72.4%
External debt stocks, % of GNI46.3%73.7%
External debt stocks$12.3B$19.1B
Short-term debt, % of total reserves15.2%42.5%
Total debt service, % of exports and primary income12.2%14.6%
Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI-9.5%9.2%
Gross savings, % of GDP18.3%31.3%
Gross capital formation, % of GDP25%38.2%
Total reserves including gold$3.4B$1.6B
Foreign direct investment net inflows$1.3B$408.4M

Exports, imports and economic structure

StatUgandaZambia
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP19.5%37.4%
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP28.7%38.2%
Current account balance (balance of payments)-$2.6B-$342.3M
Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP15%16.9%
Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP$1.4B$806.4M
Personal remittances received$1.2B$107M
Industry including construction value added, % of GDP19.9%36.3%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP24.2%2.6%
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP$11M$35M
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP$10.4MN/A
Expense, % of GDP14.2%20.8%
Government Expenditure, % of GDP19.7%24.7%

Compare with countries close by GDP per capita

Uganda vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Kyrgyzstan
$1.3k
6.2M
Mauritania
$1.2k
4.42M
South Sudan
$1.1k
12.6M
Tanzania
$1.1k
57.3M
Nepal
$1k
29.4M
Sudan
$977
40.5M
Yemen
$944
28.3M
Benin
$902
11.2M
Mali
$900
18.5M
Guinea
$879
12.7M
Haiti
$868
11M
Tajikistan
$827
8.92M
Eritrea
$811
3.5M
Guinea-Bissau
$778
1.86M
Rwanda
$773
12.2M
Ethiopia
$772
105M
Chad
$728
15.5M
Gambia
$716
2.1M
Burkina Faso
$715
19.2M
Togo
$679
7.8M
Liberia
$677
4.73M
DR Congo
$562
86.8M
Sierra Leone
$534
7.56M
Madagascar
$528
25.6M
Afghanistan
$521
34.9M
Mozambique
$499
29.7M
Central African Republic
$476
4.66M
Niger
$414
21.5M
Malawi
$389
18.6M
Somalia
$315
11M

Zambia vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Ghana
$2.2k
26.9M
Congo
$2.1k
5.26M
Zimbabwe
$2.1k
16.5M
Solomon Islands
$2.1k
611k
East Timor
$2k
1.3M
Syria
$2k
18.3M
Nicaragua
$2k
6.22M
Nigeria
$2k
191M
India
$2k
1.33B
Sao Tome and Principe
$2k
204k
Ivory Coast
$1.7k
24.3M
Kenya
$1.7k
48.5M
North Korea
$1.7k
25.5M
Bangladesh
$1.7k
165M
Kiribati
$1.6k
116k
Cameroon
$1.5k
24.1M
Uzbekistan
$1.5k
32.4M
Senegal
$1.5k
15.9M
Cambodia
$1.5k
16M
Pakistan
$1.5k
197M
Comoros
$1.4k
824k
Myanmar
$1.3k
53.4M
Lesotho
$1.3k
2.23M
Kyrgyzstan
$1.3k
6.2M
Mauritania
$1.2k
4.42M
South Sudan
$1.1k
12.6M
Tanzania
$1.1k
57.3M
Nepal
$1k
29.4M
Sudan
$977
40.5M
Yemen
$944
28.3M