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Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania.

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Context
Hosts 1.9 million refugees. UNHCR 2025
Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 33/100). Freedom House 2025

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The Institute's composite reading

Risque élevé

4.7 /10 risk

Security 0.0
Legitimacy 3.1
Economy 8.5
Diplomacy 5.0
Influence 0.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

UN list of 2026.11.03: 12 people and 2 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: Democratic Republic of the Congo (9), ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (2), Central African Republic (2), South Sudan (1).

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 32 (list of 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 16 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 14 (list of 2026.10.23).

Capital: Kampala
Population: 45,905,417 inh.
Area: 241,550 km²
Currency: UGX
Regime: presidential system

Executive in office

Head of State

Yoweri Museveni

since 1986.01.29 Mouvement de résistance nationale

Head of Government

Robinah Nabbanja

since 2021.06.01 Mouvement de résistance nationale

Government in office · 1 members

ministre des Finances de l'Ouganda

Matia Kasaija

since 2015.03.01 Mouvement de résistance nationale Finance

Parliament

Parlement de l'Ouganda

529 seats

Inception 1962

National Resistance Movement NRM 359
Independent politician 63
National Unity Platform NUP 48
Ex officio 20
Uganda People's Congress UPC 10
Forum for Democratic Change FDC 10
Uganda People's Defence Force 10
Democratic Party DP 6
People’s Front for Freedom 2
Alliance for National Transformation 1

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

62 G$

2025 ↑ +15.0 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

1,206 $

2025 ↑ +11.9 % vs 2024

Growth

6.3 %

2025 ↑ +0.3 pt vs 2024

Inflation

3.6 %

2025 ↑ +0.3 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

2.7 %

2025 ↑ +0.0 pt vs 2024

Debt / GDP

54.4 %

2024 ↑ +1.3 pt vs 2023

Defense / GDP

2.0 %

2025 ↓ -0.0 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

68.5 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.25/1

#128 electoral autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

33/100

Not Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

25/100

#1482025

Press freedom (RSF)

42/100

#1312026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#77

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

1.2 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

2.0 %PIB

2025

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

7 Md$

Imports

11 Md$

Balance

-4 Md$

Top exports

34% Or
17% Café

Top imports

17% Pétrole raffiné

Export partners

Émirats arabes unis 33%
Soudan du Sud 11%

Import partners

Chine 17%
Inde 13%

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

USA 29%
GBR 31%
FRA 36%
DEU 36%
RUS 56%
CHN 67%
IND 71%

Abstention: 25%

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Last election

2026-01-15

President and Parliament

Yoweri Museveni 71.7% vs Bobi Wine 24.7% · turnout 52.5%

Parliamentary election: National Resistance Movement 372 seats, Independents 68, National Unity Platform 49 (of 529)

Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.11.04 (CC BY-SA)

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.582/1

#1582023

Gini

38.2

moderate2023

Refugees hosted

1,936,719

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

12,792

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty

Composer · George Wilberforce Kakoma

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

UN
WTO
Commonwealth
OIC
African Union
EAC
IGAD

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,362 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.02: 5,300, or ×1.6.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.05 · 2026.11.02 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)