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Is Uganda about to become a middle income country?

16/07/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - More or Less, Is Uganda about to become a middle income country?

We assess President Museveni’s claim that Uganda is nearing a higher economic status.

Tim Harford looks at President Museveni’s assertion that Uganda is close to achieving a higher economic status - a claim contradicted by World Bank figures.

In his State of the Nation address in early June 2022, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said that Uganda was on the cusp of becoming a middle income country. That’s been contradicted by World Bank figures. 

In response to a question from a More or Less fan in Uganda, Tim Harford looks at how a country’s income status is calculated and what relevance it has. Featuring Rachel Sebudde, Senior Economist at the World Bank.
 
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Jon Bithrey, Nathan Gower
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Co-Ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: Graham Puddifoot

(Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni speaks at his farm in Kisozi, Gomba district, January 16 2022.  BBC Images/Reuters)

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