Distillers Uganda
A one-page guide to Uganda for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Kampala
- Official languages
- English, Swahili
- Currency
- Ugandan shilling (UGX)
- Time zone
- UTC+3 (EAT)
- Area
- 241,038 km²
People
- Population
- 48.0 million (2025)
- Population growth
- 2.7% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 31.9%
- Aged under 15
- 43.1%
- Aged 65 and over
- 2.2%
- Life expectancy
- 68.5 years
Economy
- GDP
- US$66.5 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,384 (2025)
- Economic growth
- 6.7% (2025)
- Inflation
- 3.6% (2025)
Climate
Warm tropical, averaging 25-29 C, hottest December-February. Most areas get 1,000-1,500 mm of rain; the south has two rainy seasons (March-May, September-November) and the north one (March-November).
Alcohol
- Alcohol is
- Legal
- Legal drinking age
- 18; licensees may not sell to under-18s
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 4.1 litres of pure alcohol (2022)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); Wikipedia - Uganda (basics, climate); IMF DataMapper WEO (GDP, population, growth, inflation; retrieved 26 Oct 2026); UN Comtrade (HS 2208); WHO Global Health Observatory; Wikipedia - Legal drinking age; WHO GISAH country profile - Uganda (2018); Waragi (Wikipedia); Wikipedia: Uganda Waragi / EABL. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.