Send Money To Uganda

Personal
Business
From
United States Flag
United States
USD
To
Uganda Flag
Uganda
UGX
1 USD equals
3660.302 UGX
Updated on December 11, 2024
 
How much to transfer?
$1-$1k
$1k-$10k
$10k +
Provider
Features
Fees
Score
Speed
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XE Money Transfer Logo
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    Fee-free transfers
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    Competitive exchanges rates
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    Limit orders
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    Multilingual website and customer service
$
$
$

low

Fees
71
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medium

2-3 days

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Transfer Options

  • Bank Transfer
  • BPAY (Australia)

Features

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    Fee-free transfers
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    Competitive exchanges rates
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    Limit orders
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    Multilingual website and customer service

Support

  • Phone
Support
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Phone
$
$
$

low

Fees
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medium

2-3 days

Best For

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    No fees for personal transfers
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    Accepts payments in several currencies
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    Target specific rates using limit orders
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    No debit or credit card payments
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    No scheduled transfers

WorldRemit Logo
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    Bank account transfers and cash transfers
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    Mobile airtime and mobile wallets top up
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    Home delivery of transferred funds
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    Multicurrency WorldRemit Wallet
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    Multilingual website
$
$
$

medium

Fees
63
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fast

1-2 days

Less Information
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Promo Offer Available
Three free transfers for new customers! Check out the WorldRemit promo guide for more info.

Transfer Options

  • Bank Transfer
  • Debit / Credit card
  • Google / Apply Pay
  • POLi (Australia)

Features

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    Bank account transfers and cash transfers
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    Mobile airtime and mobile wallets top up
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    Home delivery of transferred funds
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    Multicurrency WorldRemit Wallet
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    Multilingual website

Support

  • Phone
Support
Phone Icon
Phone
$
$
$

medium

Fees
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fast

1-2 days

Best For

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    Transfers to cash pickup locations
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    Transparent rates and fees
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    Low minimum transfer amount
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    No hedging tools
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    No scheduled transfers

Wise Logo
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    Transparent fee structure
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    Send money to email addresses
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    Multicurrency account with debit card
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    Multilingual website & app
$
$
$

low

Fees
75
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fast

1-2 days

Less Information
+

Transfer Options

  • Bank Transfer
  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card
  • Country specific alternatives

Features

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    Transparent fee structure
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    Send money to email addresses
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    Multicurrency account with debit card
  • Check Icon
    Multilingual website & app

Support

  • Phone
Support
Phone Icon
Phone
$
$
$

low

Fees
Speed Icon

fast

1-2 days

Best For

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    User friendly mobile app
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    Multi-currency account
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    Travel debit card
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    No scheduled transfers
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    No dedicated account manager

Payoneer Logo
    $
    $
    $

    high

    Fees
    71
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    medium

    2-3 days

    Less Information
    +

    Transfer Options

    • Bank transfer
    • Debit card
    • Credit card
    • Bank debit

    Features

      Support

      • Phone
      Support
      Phone Icon
      Phone
      $
      $
      $

      high

      Fees
      Speed Icon

      medium

      2-3 days

      Best For


      How to send money to Uganda

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      Step 1
      Review alternatives, register
      Review alternatives, register
      Review the top companies that let you send money to Uganda and select the best alternative based on your specific needs.
      Upon making your selection, register as a personal or business customer.
      To sign up, you will need to provide your name and contact details. Most companies also require that you verify your identity.
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      Step 2
      Look at exchange rates, set up your transfer
      Look at exchange rates, set up your transfer
      Take a look at recent UGX exchange rates and check if there have been any major fluctuations. When ready, get a rate quote from your service provider.
      Inform the amount you wish to transfer ahead and lock the rate by accepting the quote.
      Provide the recipient's Ugandan bank account details.
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      Step 3
      Pay your service provider, check updates
      Pay your service provider, check updates
      You may get to choose from different payment methods, depending on the company you select. The actual process of transferring money to Uganda only takes place after your service provider gets your payment.
      The company notifies you of the expected turnaround time in advance.
      Log in to your service provider's website to check for updates about the transfer's progress. Several companies provide text and email notifications as well.

      Convert USD to UGX

      Check out the historical exchange rates for the last thirty days. Learn how much you can save by using a global money transfer company instead of the big banks.
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      UGX
      Sending money online through specialist money transfer companies.

      Expect to receive between USh362369.92 and USh364566.1 when sending money from USD to UGX at today's exchange rate.

      Compare that to sending money overseas through retail banks. Expect to receive approximately USh347728.71, not including additional banking fees. That is an average saving of USh15739.3.
      Currency exchange rate in the last 30 days

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