Case Study - Uganda Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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What is the projected GDP growth rate for Uganda?
A
6.2% (World Bank)
2
Q
What is Uganda’s GDP?
A
$ 64.28 billion U.S. dollars in 2025
3
Q
What is Uganda’s Gini coefficient?
A
0.43 (2025)
4
Q
What is Uganda’s HDI?
A
0.582 (2023)
5
Q
What are some of Uganda’s development challenges?
A
- Low infrastructure investment: poor transport, energy shortages
- Human capital issues: low literacy (80.59% in 2022), poor healthcare access, underfunded education
- High youth unemployment: 4.5% (2023), with underemployment in informal sector common
- Agriculture-dominant economy: 70% of workforce in low-productivity farming
6
Q
What are some of Uganda’s development strategies?
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- Aid & Debt Relief: Received support from IMF & World Bank under Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative - relieved more than $100bn in debt
- Regional integration: Member of East African Community (EAC) to reduce trade barriers
- East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP): 1,443 km pipeline to transport oil to Tanzania’s Tanga port; expected to boost exports but faces environmental and displacement concerns
- Energy Access Investment Forum 2025: Hosted in Kampala to attract investment in decentralized renewable energy solutions.
- Oil reserves under development: Potential for resource-led growth (recent 1.4bn barrels of oil discovery in 2024), but risk of Dutch Disease
7
Q
What are Uganda’s main exports & key partners?
A
- Coffee, gold, fish, tea
- Kenya, UAE, South Sudan
8
Q
What is Uganda’s GDP per capita?
A
US $1.34 thousand (2025)
