The Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania. Link to external site : Website for Uganda |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developing |
| Send or Receive |
Receive Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
11,771.36 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | Medium |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
14.929 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | UGX |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | UG |
| Sovereignity | Country |
| Territory of | - NA - |
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| Channel Analysis |
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| COT Analysis |
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| Persona Analysis |
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| Products |
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| PI Analysis |
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| Central Bank | |
| Key Regulations | |
| Type of law |
Common Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
Mixed legal system of English common law and customary law Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on |
Based on English common law Upgrade to Bronze |
| Approach |
Ex Ante Upgrade to Bronze |
| Sectors active in Digital Money |
NonBank Upgrade to Bronze |
| Exclusivity |
Allowed Upgrade to Bronze |
| Certainty | |
| Openness | |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
NB Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
MNO Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| E-Money | |
| Payment | |
| Agent | |
| Money Transfer | |
| Taxation |
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| Population m | 30.93 |
| Adult % | 51.00 |
| Migrants % |
2.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
646.50 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
| Internal Migrants ('000) |
1,300.00 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % | |
| Urban % | 13.00 |
| Female % | 49.90 |
| Literate % | 73.60 |
| Annual Growth % |
-0.40 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Mobile Penetration % | 39.60 |
| Banked % | 20.00 |
| Access to FS % | 20.00 |
| Internet % | 7.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 2.38 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 2.24 |
| POS per 100k adults | 3.03 |
| Prepaid % | 99.20 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 9.80 |
| Monthly ARPU | |
| Cards 2010 ('000) | |
| Propensity % |
| Overall | |
| Population | |
| On Remittance Sent | |
| On Remittance Received | |
| Mobile Unbanked | |
| Migrant % | |
| MP % | |
| Banked % | |
| Development |
| Can Provide Payments? | |
| Can Market under Brand? | |
| Can issue E-Money? | |
| Can Open Customer Account? |
Yes with Proportionate KYC rules Upgrade to Bronze |
| Can Own Customer? | |
| Can do Cash In/Cash Out? | |
| Can offer Domestic Money Transfer? | |
| Can offer International Money Transfer? |
| Importance for Digital Money | |
| Digital Money Adoption |
Mainstream Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Wallet Users |
1,253,000 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Top Wallets |
M-PESA Upgrade to Bronze |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |