Breaking Barriers to Inclusive Growth: Tackling Market Frictions, Entrepreneurial Constraints, and Gender Inequities in Uganda

Policy note Dec 2025 Sustainable Growth and Inclusive Growth

Uganda faces an inflection point in its development. Despite steady GDP growth, the benefits have not been evenly shared across sectors, regions, or demographics. This policy note examines structural transformation, spatial frictions, and gendered labour market barriers, anchoring on new research findings to diagnose the problems and propose evidence-backed solutions.