Economy

The economy of Uganda is almost totally dependant on agriculture for its income. 45% of the GDP comes from agriculture and allied products. Crops of tobacco, sugarcane, tea and cocoa are grown for exporting and some of these are processed locally.

Livestock rearing and a wide range of subsistence crops meet local needs.

Textile, cement, household item, metal goods, fertilizers and cement production industries are the backbone of the industrial sector. The mining industry is centered on limestone and cobalt even though copper is one of its abundant natural resources. However, despite all of this, Uganda has a very big debt burden, which the government is trying to tackle by introducing new economic reforms. The first step the government took was to remove price control and impose trade restrictions. The government has also worked at reduction of government spending and is currently focusing their attention on development.

Uganda's main trading partners are Kenya, France, United Kingdom, Spain and Italy.