Gold, silver and exchange rates in Uganda

Ugandan Shilling · UGX
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Metal prices in Uganda today

Gold price by karat in Uganda

Each row is the pure-gold (24K) price scaled by that karat's gold content — 22K is 91.67% gold, 21K is 87.5%, 18K is 75%. A jeweller's counter price adds making charges on top, which is why a bracelet costs more per gram than the figures here.

Gold price by purity in Uganda, in UGX
Purityper gramper ounce
24K999UGX 536,611UGX 16,690,466
22K916UGX 491,893UGX 15,299,594
21K875UGX 469,535UGX 14,604,158
18K750UGX 402,458UGX 12,517,849

Exchange rates in Uganda

Mid-market reference rates — the midpoint between buy and sell, before any bank or exchange-house spread. What a counter quotes will differ from these.

Exchange rates in Uganda — what one unit of each currency buys in UGX
Currency1 unit in UGX
USD to UGXUS Dollar4,016.5727
EUR to UGXEuro4,490.2993
GBP to UGXBritish Pound5,311.5217
CHF to UGXSwiss Franc4,817.7674
JPY to UGXJapanese Yen25.3709
ZAR to UGXSouth African Rand242.2585
NGN to UGXNigerian Naira3.0158
KES to UGXKenyan Shilling30.9622
GHS to UGXGhanaian Cedi343.6904

Prices and rates for Uganda are quoted in Ugandan Shilling (UGX). Metal prices are the international spot price converted at the live UGX rate — the wholesale benchmark a local jeweller's retail price is built on, before making charges, dealer margin and any local tax.