This is a list of commercial banks and other credit institutions in Uganda, as updated 30 October 2025 by the Bank of Uganda[1][2] and taking into account the more recent downgrading of three banks to other credit institutions.[3]
List of commercial banks
- Absa Bank Uganda Limited, part of Absa Group
- Bank of Africa Limited, part of Bank of Africa Group
- Bank of Baroda Uganda Limited, part of Bank of Baroda Group
- Bank of India (Uganda) Limited, part of Bank of India Group
- Cairo Bank Uganda Limited, part of Banque du Caire Group
- Centenary Rural Development Bank Limited, part of the Centenary Group
- Citibank Uganda Limited, part of Citigroup
- DFCU Bank Limited
- Diamond Trust Bank Uganda Limited, part of Diamond Trust Bank Group
- Ecobank Uganda Limited, part of Ecobank Group
- Equity Bank Uganda Limited, part of Equity Group
- Exim Bank Uganda Limited, part of Exim Bank Group based in Tanzania
- Housing Finance Bank Uganda Limited, 50 percent state-owned
- KCB Bank Uganda Limited, part of KCB Group
- NCBA Bank Uganda Limited, part of NCBA Group
- I&M Bank (Uganda) Limited, part of I&M Bank Group
- Salaam Bank Uganda, part of Salaam African Bank in Djibouti
- Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, part of Standard Bank Group
- Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited, part of Standard Chartered Group
- Tropical Bank Limited, part of Libyan Foreign Bank Group
- United Bank for Africa Uganda Limited, part of UBA Group
- Pearl Bank Uganda Limited, state-owned
List of investment banks
- African Alliance Uganda Limited[4]
- Baroda Capital Uganda Limited[4]
- Crested Capital Uganda Limited[4]
- Dyer & Blair Uganda Limited[4]
- Old Mutual Uganda Limited[4][5]
Other licensed credit institutions
- ABC Capital Bank Uganda Limited, part of ABC Bank Group
- BRAC Uganda Bank Limited
- Finance Trust Bank (Effective 1 April 2026)[6]
- Guaranty Trust Bank (Uganda) Limited, part of GTCO Group
- Opportunity Bank Uganda Limited
- Yako Bank Uganda Limited
- Pride Bank Limited, state-owned
See also
- List of microfinance deposit-taking institutions in Uganda
- Uganda Development Bank
- Banking in Uganda
- List of banks in Africa
External links
References
- Licensed Commercial Banks as at 30 October 2025 Bank of Uganda^
- Licensed Credit Institutions Bank of Uganda, 30 October 2025^
- Dorothy Nakaweesi. Three banks downgrade to credit institutions Daily Monitor, 27 March 2024, retrieved 19 June 2024^
- Daily Monitor. USE becomes public limited company Daily Monitor, 4 October 2017, retrieved 28 February 2025^
- New Vision. Old Mutual Investment Group Assets Grow To Sh1.7 Trillion New Vision, 9 September 2024, retrieved 28 February 2024^
- Dorothy Nakaweesi. BoU approves Finance Trust Bank's request to downgrade operations Daily Monitor, 29 January 2026, retrieved 1 February 2026^