The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Bank of Uganda (BoU), has launched an interactive remittance dashboard to provide comprehensive, publicly available data on Uganda’s remittance markets. Remittances play a critical role in the country’s economy, with inflows reaching US$2.5 billion in 2025, or approximately 3.8 per cent of GDP, supporting household livelihoods nationwide. The new dashboard offers detailed insights into remittance inflows and outflows, helping regulators, policymakers, and private-sector actors better understand market dynamics, strengthen oversight, and develop financial services tailored to migrants and their families.
The dashboard tracks transaction values and volumes, sending and receiving countries, transfer channels, termination methods, and the geographic distribution of remittances across Uganda’s districts. It also provides demographic information on senders and recipients. Mohamed El-Ghazaly, IFAD Country Director in Uganda, noted that transforming high-quality remittance data into actionable insights strengthens evidence-based policymaking, encourages private sector innovation, and enhances the resilience of Ugandan families, particularly in rural areas.
Historically, detailed remittance data has been limited, with policymakers and market participants relying on estimates or survey-based information rather than transaction-level reporting. By improving data availability, IFAD aims to expand financial inclusion, support rural development, and ensure that remittances, one of the largest sources of external finance for developing countries, are effectively leveraged to strengthen rural economies.
The dashboard was developed with technical support from IFAD through the PRIME Africa programme, co-funded by the European Union. It responds to priorities identified by the National Remittance Stakeholder Network, which brings together regulators, industry players, and development partners to enhance Uganda’s remittance ecosystem. The platform will be updated monthly and is accessible via the BoU website and IFAD’s RemitSCOPE.org platform.
Data from the dashboard shows that Uganda recorded more than 16 million remittance transactions in 2025, with an average value of US$152. The largest inflows came from the United States, contributing US$702 million (28 per cent of the total), followed by Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada. Nearly three-quarters of inbound remittances are received through digital channels, mainly mobile money accounts. Uganda remains a net recipient, with outflows totaling US$402 million, primarily sent to India, Kenya, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
IFAD continues to invest in rural communities globally, managing nearly US$23 billion in ongoing projects to transform rural economies, build food security, and foster shared prosperity. The remittance dashboard reflects IFAD’s broader mission of strengthening rural financial inclusion and providing actionable data to support sustainable economic development in Uganda.
