The Business Tendency Index in Uganda rose to 59.6 in August 2026 from an upwardly revised 56.1 in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since June 2025, as assessments improved for the present business situation (57.1 vs 52.5 in July), order volumes with suppliers (63.7 vs 59.4), current employment (53.5 vs 51.7), financial situation (53.9 vs 44.2), access to credit (42.2 vs 40.4), expected employment (55.3 vs 54.4), stock of finished products (45.8 vs 41.3), current demand for services (77.6 vs 70.3), and future demand for services (48.8 vs 44.5). Among sectors, confidence increased in manufacturing (54.2 vs 54), wholesale trade (55.9 vs 55.2), other services (64.7 vs 55.8), and financial services (80.9 vs 77.1). Conversely, sentiment weakened in construction (48.0 vs 48.7) and agriculture (56.6 vs 57.7). source: Bank of Uganda
Business Confidence in Uganda increased to 59.60 points in August from 56.10 points in July of 2026. Business Confidence in Uganda averaged 55.89 points from 2012 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 65.29 points in January of 2013 and a record low of 33.79 points in May of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Uganda Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Uganda Business Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.
Business Confidence in Uganda increased to 59.60 points in August from 56.10 points in July of 2026. Business Confidence in Uganda is expected to be 59.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Uganda Business Confidence is projected to trend around 59.00 points in 2027 and 58.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.