Private sector gross domestic savings (GDS) increased from 9.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2000/1 to 16.7 percent in 2004/5. Private sector investment increased as well from 12.8 percent of GDP in 2000/1 to 18 percent in 2004/5.
•  The external sector continued to flourish as a result of improved competitiveness and gains from liberalised current and capital accounts in the country. Significant pressure on Uganda’s external sector obligations were lifted by the debt relief under HIPC and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) Programmes.