By 1992, the effects of a turnaround had begun to show, foreign inflows increased and coffee production boomed. The impact of the combination of government-led reform and development assistance has been impressive. Real GDP growth has averaged 6.4 percent over the past decade. Economy Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing over 80 percent of the work force.
Coffee is the major export crop, accounting for over half of export revenues.
Since 1986 the government, with the support of donors, has rehabilitated and stabilized the economy by undertaking currency reform, raising producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, and improving civil service wages. The policy changes are especially aimed at reducing inflation and boosting production and export earnings. Uganda has emerged as robust economic performer in the past few years. In agriculture, Ugandan coffee growers have responded to the reforms by regaining the position of the largest coffee grower in the continent, the tea industry has been revitalized, a small horticulture industry is emerging, and maize exports to Kenya are growing. The industrial sector has also expanded rapidly, with real output growth of nearly 12 percent per year over the past decade.