Uganda Budget 2026?27

Uganda Budget 2026?27 Uganda sets $ 23 billion state budget for the financial year 2026/27. Uganda's state budget was adopted by the Parliament, with a total allocation of about 84,3 trillion Ugandan shillings to be adopted. The budget is financed through domestic revenues, which are estimated to be about 44,18 trillion shillings. The main focus areas of the budget, 2026/27 include: Industrialization Tourism development Industrialization mineral base Science and technology The goal of this budget is the economic growth of these strategic sectors to promote. . The growth of the economy "leads to more jobs, higher incomes and better living conditions for the Ugandans," said Treasury Secretary Henry Musasizi in his budget speech. Important notes to the speech: The economy is based on 69 billion dollars to grow and is expected to double digit growth 95.6% of discretionary resources for agro-industrialization, tourism development, and mineral-based industrialization, as well as science, technology and Innovation provided; Uganda's public debt remains portable and is expected to be in the medium - and long-term stay. Uganda's public debt is a Central fiscal challenge has become. The government is due to high borrowing for infrastructure and oil Projects under increasing pressure, because the burden of debt eats up an ever larger share of the state budget. - Total debt: Approx. USD 34,86 billion (about UGX 131 trillion) as of December 2025. - Debt ratio (GDP) : Approx. 54,2 % of GDP, which is the statutory limit of 50 % is exceeded. - Structure: For the first Time outweighs the domestic debt (54,5 %) , while the proportion of international to 45.5 % has dropped. Debt service: The eradication eats about 40 % of the state budget – which is the biggest single item, prior to investment. The government is investing heavily in large projects, particularly in the preparations for first Oil production (planned for 2026/27), as well as in transport and energy infrastructure. The government is determined, the creation of prosperity to accelerate to Uganda in a 500 billion-Dollar economy to transform 3.6 billion US dollars was provided directly to the people to invest in the areas of health, education, social protection, and water and sanitation 176.5 million dollars went to the judiciary, access to justice, to expand and court infrastructure to modernize. Almost half the record-setting budget for 2026/27 (UGX 84,39 trillion) by new Loans and debt restructuring financed, what is the dependence of donors increased . Since the government is now increasingly in domestic lending (often higher interest rates), the cost will increase. The debt service is soon to Lingen 45% of the domestic revenue to waste. Experts see significant risks, even when an acute crisis not currently predicted: Rising interest payments are crowding out funding for health care, education and road maintenance . High domestic debt could private companies access to credit more difficult, and the growth of the brakes . The government hopes that the Oil revenues from 2030 to-GDP ratio below 50% of the press is. Until then, however, the situation remains tense . "Peace, security and the rule of law are the foundations of the development," he added.