The Business Tendency Index in Uganda declined to 57.2 in August 2025, down from a revised 58.2 in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading since October 2024, weighed down by declines in the sub-indices for the present business situation (52.7 vs 54.4 in July) and number of employees (49.6 vs 51.8). In contrast, improvements were recorded in sector competition (69.7 vs 66.8) and average selling prices (55.5 vs 49.7). Across sectors, business confidence weakened in construction (46.0 vs 55.3), agriculture (53.5 vs 54.3), wholesale trade (54.8 vs 55.6), and other services (59.7 vs 60.5). Conversely, confidence in manufacturing edged higher to 57.9, up from 57.2 in July. source: Bank of Uganda

Business Confidence in Uganda decreased to 57.20 points in August from 58.20 points in July of 2025. Business Confidence in Uganda averaged 55.80 points from 2012 until 2025, 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 2025.

Business Confidence in Uganda decreased to 57.20 points in August from 58.20 points in July of 2025. Business Confidence in Uganda is expected to be 59.70 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 58.00 points in 2026 and 59.00 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-08-06 02:00 AM
Business Confidence
Jul 58.3 59.4 58.8
2025-09-04 12:45 AM
Business Confidence
Aug 57.2 58.2 59
2025-10-03 09:00 AM
Business Confidence
Sep 57.2 59.7


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 57.20 58.20 points Aug 2025
Changes in Inventories 1231.00 1128.00 UGX billion Dec 2024
Corruption Index 26.00 26.00 Points Dec 2024
Corruption Rank 140.00 141.00 Dec 2024
Leading Economic Index -0.14 1.05 percent Jul 2025

Uganda Business Confidence
In Uganda, the Business Tendency Index measures the level of optimism that executives have about current and expected outlook for production, order levels, employment, prices and access to credit. The Index covers the major sectors of the economy, namely construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, agriculture and other services. The Overall Business Tendency Index above 50 indicates an improving outlook and below 50 a deteriorating outlook.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
57.20 58.20 65.29 33.79 2012 - 2025 points Monthly
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Uganda Business Morale Lowest in 10 Months
The Business Tendency Index in Uganda declined to 57.2 in August 2025, down from a revised 58.2 in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading since October 2024, weighed down by declines in the sub-indices for the present business situation (52.7 vs 54.4 in July) and number of employees (49.6 vs 51.8). In contrast, improvements were recorded in sector competition (69.7 vs 66.8) and average selling prices (55.5 vs 49.7). Across sectors, business confidence weakened in construction (46.0 vs 55.3), agriculture (53.5 vs 54.3), wholesale trade (54.8 vs 55.6), and other services (59.7 vs 60.5). Conversely, confidence in manufacturing edged higher to 57.9, up from 57.2 in July.
2025-09-04
Uganda Business Confidence Falls to 5-Month Low
The Business Tendency Index in Uganda fell to 58.3 in July 2025, the lowest in five months, from a revised 59.4 in the previous month. Decreases were observed in some sub-indices, including the present business situation (54.6 vs 57.4 in June), number of employees (54.29 vs 57.30), sector competition (66.4 vs 67.7), and average selling price (48.6 vs 52.1). Among sectors, confidence dropped in construction (55.1 vs 58.8), manufacturing (57.2 vs 59.9), agriculture (54.9 vs 57.8), and wholesale trade (55.9 vs 58.1), while it rose slightly in other services (60.4 vs 59.9).
2025-08-06
Uganda Business Confidence Rises in April
The Business Tendency Index in Uganda rose to 59.32 in April 2025, from 58.32 in the previous month. The increase was driven by improvement in the business situation (58.44 vs 55.09 in March), order volumes with suppliers (62.57 vs 62.39), and financial situation (53.52 vs 50.64). On the other hand, these were partially offset by declines in average selling price (52.28 vs 54.61), and access to credit (33.32 vs 34.65). Among sectors, confidence increased in construction (59.34 vs 55.41), manufacturing (57.1 vs 54.65), wholesale trade (58.33 vs 56.69), and other services (62.76 vs 58.54), while it decreased in agriculture (56.31 vs 61.71).
2025-05-06