Uganda lies at the heart of East Africa and the Horn of Africa, sharing borders with Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo; which gives it a unique location advantage for regional trade and investment.
Why Invest In Uganda
Uganda is a party to international trade arrangements which allows it to penetrate the major global markets.
Uganda’s national policy reforms have helped give its economy a steady GDP growth of 6% (one of the fastest in the world), only recently interrupted by the global Covid-19 pandemic. Uganda has a well-regulated, highly liberalized economy allowing free movement of capital to and from the country.
The cost of living in Uganda for one person is $ 604 which is 1.59 x less expensive than the world average.
Uganda is safe, secure, stable and one of the friendliest countries in Africa. Restaurants with Western and Eastern cuisine are available. Uganda has a growing number of schools offering an international curriculum.
Uganda has put in place incentives to attract Foreign Direct Investment which includes:
Uganda has one of the richest and most diverse natural resource bases in Africa that includes mineral deposits such as copper, tungsten, cobalt, tantalite, oil, natural, gas;, regular rainfall, and fertile land acros
Uganda has a positive economic outlook. Inflation rates and exchange rates have held steady over the last five years averaging 2.71% and Shs 3,641 to the USD. Return on investment is about 5% projected to increase to about 7%.