| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 451.98
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others: Inte... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -28.89
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.05
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 2004 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.13
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2003 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.08
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2003 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -15.05
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 2004 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Manufacturing Services on Physical In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -16.65
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Health Related: Cre... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2013 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 78.33
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -78.25
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 122.77
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.38
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -119.38
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Compensation of Employees: Debi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24.30
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Compensation of Employees (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -24.17
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.83
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Passenger: Cr... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.44
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Passenger (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.63
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24.76
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -178.31
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.79
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2009 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.79
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2009 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Freight: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.72
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2005 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Freight: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Assets: Direct Investment: Equity: Direct Investor in Direct Inv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 54.53
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2012 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Assets: Direct Investment: Equity (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 54.53
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2012 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Assets: Direct Investment (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 81.12
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2012 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Assets: Portfolio Investment: Equity: Deposit Taking Corporation... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Assets: Portfolio Investment: Equity (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 266.46
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2008 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Assets: Portfolio Investment (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 867.75
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2008 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Acquisition of Good... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 44.82
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2013 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Acquisition of Good... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2013 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Acquisition of Good... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2013 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Others: Currency & D... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2001 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Health Related (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2013 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Goods: Non Monetary Gold: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 57.78
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Health Related: Deb... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2013 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Manufacturing Services on Physical In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.16
            
                                            Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2010 - Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Reserve Position in ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Monetary Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Manufacturing Services on Physical In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2010 - Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Debt Instruments: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2014 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Debt Instruments: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2014 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Equity: Equit... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            Dec 2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2014 - Dec 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Equity: Equit... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            Dec 2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2014 - Dec 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Assets: Official Reserve Assets: Others: Securities: Debt Securi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 500.37
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2015 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Assets: Official Reserve Assets: Others: Securities (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 537.66
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2015 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Assets: Direct Investment: Debt Instruments: Enterprises (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.84
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2014 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Monetary Gold: Unall... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Goods: Net Exports of Goods under Merchanting: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non F... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Monetary Gold: Gold ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2001 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Maintenance & Repair, n.i.e.: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.22
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2011 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Other Accounts Rece... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2004 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Securities... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 46.45
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2012 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Securities... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 46.45
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2012 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Debt Instruments: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Debt Instruments (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Reserves & Related Items: Exceptional Financing (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.37
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Exceptional Financing (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -2.59
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.38
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Others: Currency & D... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 87.70
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Others: Currency & D... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 87.70
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 87.70
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: SDRs (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Reserves & Related Items: Reserve Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 87.44
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Debt Instruments (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -92.99
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Other Accounts Rece... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Trade Credit & Advances (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -31.77
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Trade Credit &... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.77
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Trade Credit &... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2001 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Trade Credit &... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.77
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Trade Credit &... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.77
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Reserves & Related Items: Credit & Loans from the IMF (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Central... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Other S... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -6.95
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Other S... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -35.96
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: General... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 234.82
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: General... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 234.82
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Central... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 188.69
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Deposit Taki... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.95
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.95
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Currency & Deposits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -105.25
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Currency & Dep... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -20.11
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -60.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.59
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -70.54
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 2002 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -115.95
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -304.83
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 212.20
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Government: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 174.54
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis: ow R... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 106.04
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2008 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: Population: Female: Aged 65 and Above (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 535,866.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: Population: Female: Aged 15-64 (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,863,231.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: Population: Female: Aged 0-14 (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,143,019.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: Population: Female (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21,542,116.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 65 and Above (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.85
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 49.81
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 0-14 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.34
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         |