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 537,351UGX 16,713,495
22K916UGX 492,572UGX 15,320,704
21K875UGX 470,182UGX 14,624,308
18K750UGX 403,014UGX 12,535,122

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 Dollar3,981.2046
EUR to UGXEuro4,461.7333
GBP to UGXBritish Pound5,262.6631
CHF to UGXSwiss Franc4,782.2277
JPY to UGXJapanese Yen25.1922
ZAR to UGXSouth African Rand239.6093
NGN to UGXNigerian Naira2.9911
KES to UGXKenyan Shilling30.7094
GHS to UGXGhanaian Cedi341.8605

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.