Industry in Uganda
editUganda ranked as number 102 among the countries of the world in nominal Gross Domestic Product by the International Monetary Fund with a GDP of 26,349 (US$million).[1] The World Bank ranked Uganda as number 99 in nominal GDP with a GDP of 25,891 (US$million).[2] Based on the GDP with purchasing power parity the IMF ranked Uganda as number 86 (91,212 millions of current Int$) and the World Bank ranked them 90 (79,889 millions of current Int$). [3][4]
Since the 1990s, the economy in Uganda is growing. Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an average of 6.7% annually during the period 1990–2015, whereas real GDP per capita grew at 3.3% per annum during the same period.[5]
Infrastructure
editAir Transportation
editIn total there are 35 airports right now in Uganda. Four airports have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.
Uganda has an international airport, the Entebbe International Airport which is located 25 mi south-west of the capital and largest city of Uganda Kampala.[6] In 2017 the airport traffic hit 1,53 million passengers. That's 8% more than in the previous year.[7]
A second international airport, the Hoima International Airport is under construction at the moment.[8]
Road Network
editRoad transportation is the most important way of transportation in Uganda. 95% of freight and passenger traffic is handled by road traffic. The road network in Uganda consists out of approx. 80,448 miles (129,469km) roads. About 4% of these roads are paved which means about 3,293 miles (5,300km). The different types of roads are national roads (13,676miles - 17%), district roads (20,916miles - 26%), urban roads (5,631miles - 7%), and community roads (40,224miles - 50%).[9] The national roads make up about 17% of the road network but carry over 80% of the total road traffic.[10]
In Uganda there are 83,000 private cars which means 2,94 cars per 1000 inhabitants.[11]
Railroad
editThe rail network in Uganda has a length of estimated 783 miles. The longest lines are the main line from Kampala to Tororo (155 mi), the western line from Kampala to Kasese (207 mi), the northern line from Tororo to Pakwach (398 mi).[12]