| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.08
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Liabilities: Other Investment: Other Accounts Payable: Central B... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.62
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Liabilities: Direct Investment: Equity: Direct Investor in Direc... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,178.33
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Liabilities: Direct Investment: Equity (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,178.33
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Liabilities: Direct Investment (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11,892.32
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Net International Investment Position (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -15,561.58
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Liabilities (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21,787.88
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: IIP: Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,226.30
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 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: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.80
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2002 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1.80
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2002 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 236.67
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -48.22
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28.23
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -13.91
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Others: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 52.48
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2004 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 231.49
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 179.01
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Education Related: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2003 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Education Related: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.10
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2003 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Education Related (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.10
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2003 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 52.48
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2003 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 235.59
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 183.11
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Others: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.24
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2004 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.77
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.24
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2004 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.77
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 54.72
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 249.59
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 194.87
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.41
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.42
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Others: Credi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.08
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.80
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Freight: Debi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 703.01
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Freight: Cred... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.03
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Freight (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -179.23
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Passenger: De... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.81
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 203.07
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & Recreational: De... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.90
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & Recreational: Cr... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.37
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & Recreational (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -3.53
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Technical, Trade Rela... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.25
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Technical, Trade Rela... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56.88
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Technical, Trade Rela... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.64
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Professional & Manage... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 115.20
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Professional & Manage... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -115.20
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 163.44
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56.88
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -106.56
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Inform... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.47
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 2002 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Inform... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.75
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Inform... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.28
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Inform... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.52
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Inform... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.24
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Charges for the Use of Intellectual P... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.15
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Charges for the Use of Intellectual P... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.42
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -76.45
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Freight: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 295.11
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Freight: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.03
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Freight (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -273.08
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 491.43
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -114.08
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 901.70
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -513.12
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -258.64
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -318.78
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,226.65
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,907.87
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non F... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 365.76
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non F... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 306.50
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non F... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 59.26
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non F... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 365.76
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non F... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 306.50
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 511.24
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others: Inte... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 118.68
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others: Inte... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.41
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others: Inte... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 118.68
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others: Inte... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.22
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others: Inte... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -29.53
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others: Debi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29.31
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others: Cred... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.22
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -112.58
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 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)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 2001 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 2001 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.13
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 2001 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -15.13
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 2001 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -28.23
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 76.53
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non F... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 59.26
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 59.26
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non F... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 474.22
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 37.02
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non F... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 414.96
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 37.02
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Uganda UG: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 451.98
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1980 - Dec 2017
                                         |