Is Uganda about to become a middle income country?

Published: July 16, 2022, 5 a.m.

In his State of the Nation address in early June 2022, Uganda\u2019s President Yoweri Museveni said that Uganda was on the cusp of becoming a middle income country. That\u2019s been contradicted by World Bank figures. In response to a question from a More or Less fan in Uganda, Tim Harford looks at how a country\u2019s income status is calculated and what relevance it has. Featuring Rachel Sebudde, Senior Economist at the World Bank.