Uganda: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for Uganda shows historical data for the Uganda Shillings per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more Uganda Shillings per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Uganda become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Uganda.

The series for Uganda are available from September 2004 to January 2025. For that period, the average exchange rate for Uganda was 2862.7238 Uganda Shillings per USD with a minimum of 1603.1404 Uganda Shillings per USD in June 2008 and a maximum of 3892.6399 Uganda Shillings per USD in March 2024. The most recent available data point is 3687.7392 Uganda Shillings per USD, a change of 0.69% from the previous data point of 3662.2869 Uganda Shillings per USD and a change of -3.05% from a year ago when the level was 3803.8066 Uganda Shillings per USD.

Currency values in Uganda and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.