Asset allocation among commercial banks in Uganda

As of 31 March 2017, there were 24 licensed commercial banks in Uganda.[1] According to the Bank of Uganda, total banking assets as of 30 June 2017 were UGX:24.8 trillion (US$6.9 billion).[2]

• Note: US$1.00=UGX:3,601.59 on 30 June 2017[3]

Commercial bank assets

The table below sets forth the sizes of the 24 licensed commercial banks in Uganda, ranked according to total assets, in December 2015 and December 2016.[4]

Assets & Market Share Among Commercial Banks In Uganda

Rank	Bank	Assets in 2015 (UGX) Billions	Assets in 2016 (UGX) Billions	Growth (UGX) Billions	Percentage Change	Market Share 2016
1	Stanbic Bank	3,700	4,580	880	23.78	20.56
2	Stanchart Uganda	2,680	2,700	20	0.75	12.12
3	Centenary Bank	1,970	2,310	340	17.26	10.37
4	Absa Bank Uganda	1,600	1,900	300	18.75	8.53
5	DFCU Bank	1,620	1,720	100	6.17	7.72
6	Bank of Baroda	1,200	1,470	270	22.50	6.60
7	Diamond Trust Bank	1,320	1,430	110	8.33	6.42
8	Citibank Uganda	712.7	951.1	238.4	33.42	4.27
9	KCB Bank Uganda	721.6	715.7	(5.9)	(0.82)	3.21
10	Bank of Africa	629.4	688.5	59.1	9.39	3.09
11	Housing Finance Bank	618.5	680.2	61.7	9.98	3.05
12	Equity Bank	621.9	642.7	20.8	3.4	2.88
13	Orient Bank	538.6	554.1	15.5	2.88	2.49
14	Exim Bank Uganda	320.8	312.3	(8.5)	(2.65)	1.40
15	Ecobank Uganda	285.7	280.4	(5.3)	(1.86)	1.26
16	Tropical Bank	256.7	266.8	10.1	3.93	1.20
17	UBA Uganda	163	172.9	9.9	6.07	0.78
18	NC Bank Uganda	203.37	169.9	(33.47)	(16.46)	0.76
19	Finance Trust Bank	151	166.2	15.2	10.07	0.75
20	Bank of India	116.5	156	39.5	33.91	0.70
21	Guaranty Trust Bank	117.9	143.16	25.26	21.42	0.64
22	CBA Uganda	89.5	125.4	35.9	40.11	0.56
23	Cairo Bank	93.9	96	2.1	2.24	0.43
24	ABC Bank	49.58	49.9	0.32	0.65	0.22
Total	Twenty Four	19,780.65	22,281.26	2500.61	253.01	100.00

• Note:The table excludes assets held by Crane Bank, which was seized by the Bank of Uganda in October 2016,[5] and was acquired by DFCU Bank in January 2017.[6]

See also

• Banking in Uganda
• Economy of Uganda
• List of banks in Uganda

References

1. "Licensed Commercial Banks in Uganda As At 31 March 2017" (PDF). Bank of Uganda. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
2. "Bank of Uganda: Financial Stability Report, As of June 2017 (Issue No. 9)" (PDF). Kampala: Bank of Uganda. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
3. "US Dollars (USD) to Uganda Shillings (UGX) exchange rate for June 30, 2017". Exchange Rates Organization. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
4. Taddewo William Senyonyi (24 May 2017). "Exclusive: Uganda's Largest Banks By Assets Revealed". Business Focus Magazine. Kampala. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
5. Mark Keith Muhumuza (20 October 2016). "Bank of Uganda takes over Crane Bank". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
6. Mwesigwa, Alon (1 November 2017). "Dfcu acquired Crane bank for Shs 200 billion". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

External links

• Website of Bank of Uganda
• Banking analysis: Lending falls as banks exercise caution As of 19 June 2018.
• Could banking sector in Uganda shrink to five? As of 5 November 2018.