| Author(s) |
Uganda Bureau of Statistics |
| Country |
Uganda |
| Language |
English |
| Description |
In 2006/07 the total number of businesses registered was nearly 26,000. Of these, businesses employing five or more persons were 17,300 compared to 10,500 in 2001/02, showing a growth of over 60 percent in the businesses. A distribution of businesses by employment size band showed that businesses employing 5 and above persons had the highest proportion, 64 percent. Regional distribution showed that Kampala had the highest number of businesses in all sectors. The total employment in businesses was close to 320,000 persons, 68 percent of whom were male and average number of employees per business was 12 persons. More than 50 percent of the businesses were Sole Proprietorships. |
| Table of contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
ACRONYMS
FOREWORD
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
1.1 THE UGANDA BUSINESS REGISTER 2001/02
1.2 SOME FINDINGS OF THE 2001/02 BR UPDATE
1.3 THE 2006/07 BUSINESS REGISTER UPDATE
1.4 ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION
1.5 THE 2006/07 BR UPDATE INSTRUMENTS
2.0 GENERAL FINDINGS
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 DISTRIBUTION OF BUSINESS
2.2.1 Businesses by Employment Size Band
2.3 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE BUSINESSES
2.2.1 Region by Industry
2.4 EMPLOYMENT IN THE BUSINESSES
2.4.1 Employment by Sex
2.4.2 Size of Businesses
2.5 LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESSES
2.6 NATIONALITY OF OWNERS OF BUSINESSES
2.7 MEMBERSHIP TO ASSOCIATIONS
2.8 SUMMARY
3.0 SECTOR-SPECIFIC FINDINGS
3.0 INTRODUCTION
3.1 AGRICULTURE
3.1.1 Introduction
3.1.2 Number of Businesses in the Agricultural Sector between 2001/02 and 2006/07
3.1.3 Businesses in Agricultural Sector by Employment Size
3.1.4. Regional Distribution of Agricultural Businesses by Sub sectors
3.1.5 Employment in Agriculture sector
3.1.6. Ownership of businesses in the Agriculture Sector
3.1.4 MEMBERSHIP TO ASSOCIATIONS
3.1.5 Summary
3.2 FISHING
3.2.1 Introduction
3.2.2 Number of Fishing Businesses
3.2.3. Regional distribution of Fishing Businesses
3.2.3 Employment in the Fishing Sector
3.2.5 Ownership of Businesses in the Fishing Sector
3.2.7 Summary
3.3 MINING AND QUARRYING
3.3.1 Introduction
3.3.2. Number of Businesses in the Mining and Quarrying
3.3.3 Distribution of Businesses by Employment Size Band
3.3.4 Regional Distribution of Businesses
3.3.5 Employment in the Mining and Quarrying Sector
3.3.6 Ownership in the Mining and Quarrying Sector
3.3.7 SUMMARY
3.3 MANUFACTURING
3.4.1 Introduction
3.4.2 Coverage
3.4.3 Distribution of businesses in the Manufacturing Sector
3.4.3.2 Distribution of Manufacturing Businesses by Employment Size Band
3.4.4 Regional Distribution of Businesses
3.4.4.1 Regional Distribution of Businesses by Industry
3.4.4.2 Regional Distribution by Employment Size
3.4.5 Employment in Manufacturing Businesses
3.4.6 Legal Ownership of Manufacturing Businesses
3.4.7 Membership to Associations
3.4.2 Summary
3.5 UTILITIES
3.5.1 Introduction
3.5.2 Distribution of Utilities
3.5.3 Regional Distribution of Businesses Services
3.5.4 Employment in the Utilities Sector
3.5.5 Legal Ownership in the Utilities Sector
3.5.6 Membership to Associations
3.5.7 Summary
3.6 CONSTRUCTION
3.6.1 Introduction
3.6.2 Distribution of Construction Businesses
3.6.3 Regional Distribution of Businesses
3.6.4 Employment in the Construction Sector
3.6.5 Ownership of Construction businesses
3.6.6 Membership to Associations
3.6.7 Summary
3.7 TRADE
3.7.1 Introduction
3.7.2 Number of Businesses in the Trade Sector
3.7.3 Regional distribution of businesses in Trade sector by sub sector
3.7.4 Employment in the Trade sector
3.7.5 Sale, Repair and Maintenance of Motor Vehicles
3.7.5.1 Distribution and Employment in Sale, Repair and Maintenance of Motor Vehicles sub sector
3.7.6 Wholesale Trade sub sector
3.7.6.1 Distribution and Employment in the Wholesale sub sector
3.7.7 Retail Trade sub sector
3.7.7.1 Distribution and Employment in the Retail Trade sub sector
3.7.8 Ownership of businesses in the Trade sector
3.7.9 Membership to Associations
3.7.10 Summary
3.8 HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS
3.8.1 Introduction
3.8.2 Distribution of Businesses in the Hotels and Restaurants sector
3.8.2.1 Distribution of Hotels and Restaurants by Employment Size Band
3.8.3 Regional Distribution
3.8.4 Employment in the Hotels and Restaurants sector
3.8.3 Ownership
3.8.6 Membership to Associations
3.8.7 Summary
3.9 TRANSPORT, STORAGE, POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
3.9.1 Transport and Storage
3.9.1.1 Introduction
3.9.1.2 Number of Transport, Storage and Communication businesses
3.9.1.3 Employment in Transport sector by size band
3.9.1.4 Distribution of Transport business by region
3.9.1.5 Employment distribution by Sex
3.9.1.6 Legal Ownership of Businesses in the Transport Sector
3.9.7 Membership to Associations
3.9.1.8 Summary
3.9.2 POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
3.9.2.1 Introduction
3.9.2.2 Number of Posts and Telecommunications Businesses
3.9.2.3 Regional Distribution of Posts and Telecommunications Businesses
3.9.2.4 Employment in Posts and Telecommunications
3.9.2.5 Legal Ownership in Posts and Telecommunications Sector
3.9.2.6 Membership to Associations
3.9.2.7 Summary
3.10 FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
3.10.1 Introduction
3.10.2 Coverage
3.10.3 Number of Businesses in the Finance Sector
TABLE 3.10.1 BUSINESSES IN THE FINANCE SECTOR BY ACTIVITY, 2001/02 AND 2006/07
3.10.4 Regional Distribution of Businesses in the Finance Sector
3.10.5 Employment in the Finance Sector
3.10.6 Size of employment in the Financial and Intermediation Sector
3.10.8 Membership to Associations
3.10.9 Summary
3.11 INSURANCE
3.11.1 Introduction
3.11.2 Number of Businesses in the Insurance Sector
3.11.3 Regional Distribution of Businesses in the Insurance Sector
3.11.4 Employment in the Insurance Sector
3.11.5 Size of Employment in the Insurance Sector
3.11.6 Legal Ownership of Businesses in the Insurance Sector
3.11.7 Membership to Associations
3.11.8 Summary
3.12 BUSINESS SERVICES
3.12.1 Introduction
3.12.3 Regional Distribution of Businesses Services
3.12.4 Employment in Businesses Services
3.12.5 Legal Ownership in Businesses Services
3.12.6 Membership to Associations
3.12.6 Summary
3.13 EDUCATION
3.13.1 Introduction
3.13.2 Distribution of Education Businesses
3.13.3 Regional distribution of Education Businesses
3.13.3 Employment in Education Sector
3.13.4 Legal Ownership of Education Businesses
3.13.6 Membership to Associations
3.13.5 Summary
3.14 HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK
3.14.0 Introduction
3.14.1 Coverage
3.14.2 Number of Businesses in the Health and Social Work sector
3.14.3 Regional Distribution of Businesses in the Health and Social Services Sector
3.14.4 Employment in the Health and Social Work sector
3.14.5 Size of the business in the Health and Social Works Sector
3.14.6 Legal Ownership of businesses in the Health and Social Works Sector
3.14.7 Membership to Associations
3.14.8 Summary
3.15 COMMUNITY AND PERSONAL SERVICES
3.15.1 Introduction
3.15.2 Number of Community and Personal Services Businesses
3.15.3 Regional Distribution of Community and Personal Services
3.15.4 Employment in Community and Personal Services
3.15.5 Legal Ownership in Community and Personal Services
3.15.5 Membership to Associations
3.15.6 Summary
4.0 METHODOLOGY & FIELD ORGANIZATION
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 ORGANIZATION OF FIELD WORK
4.3 RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF STAFF
4.4 TEAM FORMATION
4.5 UPDATE MATERIALS
4.6 FIELD WORK
4.6.1 Guides
4.7 DATA PROCESSING
4.8 CHALLENGES
4.9 RECOMMENDATIONS
I. 5.0 CONCLUSION
I. 5.0 CONCLUSION
6.0 APPENDICES |
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