Send money from UK to Uganda

Comparing 4 providers for 1,000 GBP → UGX

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Among the best today

TapTap Send

Fee £0.00 · Rate 5300.0000

UGX 5,300,000

your recipient gets

Choose the worst (Remitly) and your recipient getsUGX 157,816 less3.1% gap· after fees & margin, 4 compared
Delivery method:
TapTap SendBest available
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Recipient getsUGX 5,300,000.00
Fee£0.00
Rate5300.0000
vs mid1.22%
Delivery & payment details

Pay with: Debit card

Send with TapTap Send
1 day
Recipient getsUGX 5,277,358.26
Fee£16.40
Rate5365.3500
vs midat mid
Delivery & payment details

Pay with: Bank transfer · Debit card · Credit card · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Send with Wise
Recipient getsUGX 5,255,382.07
Fee£0.00
Rate5255.3821
vs mid2.05%
Delivery & payment details

Pay with: Debit card · Bank transfer

Send with Sendwave
Recipient getsUGX 5,142,184.19

🎁 No fees on your first transfer

Fee£0.99
Rate5147.2800
vs mid4.06%
Delivery & payment details

Receive via: Cash pickup · bank deposit · mobile wallet

Pay with: Bank transfer · Debit card · Credit card · Apple Pay

Send with Remitly
Mid-market: 1 GBP = 5365.3500 UGX · ref: Wise (no official UGX rate) — spread is indicative · How we rank
Recipient gets = (send − fee) × rate, at £1,000.00. Fees vary by amount — confirm on the provider's site.
Top 2 are within 0.5% — effectively a tie at this amount. Pick on speed or payout method.

Updated October 15, 2026 at 08:32 PM UTC

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What we've measured on GBP → UGX

Across 44 days of our own recorded quotes, the gap between the best and worst provider on this corridor has run at a median of 3.4% (widest single day: 4.7%). On a 1,000 GBP transfer that is the difference between the best and worst choice.

The best provider has changed 23 times in that window, across 4 different providers (Sendwave has led on the most days). This corridor is genuinely competitive, so the cheapest option today may not be the cheapest next week.

Provider rates on this corridor are measured against Wise's published mid-market rate. No central bank publishes a rate for UGX, so the yardstick here comes from Wise — which we also rank, and which therefore sits exactly at the reference by definition. We disclose this rather than hide it.

Recipients in Uganda can be paid via cash pickup, a bank account and a mobile wallet, based on what the providers above actually price for this corridor.

Figures come from our own append-only rate history, not from provider marketing. See the methodology and rate trends.

GBP to UGX — Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest way to send GBP to UGX?

TapTap Send currently offers the best value for GBP → UGX, delivering 5,300,000 UGX for 1,000 GBP. We rank by the total amount received after fees and exchange-rate markup, updated every 4 hours. Note that the lead has changed 23 times in the last 44 days across 4 providers, so today's winner is not a permanent answer — check before each transfer.

What is the current GBP to UGX exchange rate?

The best available rate is 1 GBP = 5300.00 UGX via TapTap Send. The reference (mid-market) rate is 5365.35, taken from Wise's published mid-market rate. Across 44 days of our own records, the spread between the best and worst provider on this corridor has run at a median of 3.4%. Rates are updated every 4 hours. Always confirm the final rate on the provider's site before sending.

Are there hidden fees when sending GBP to UGX?

On this corridor the two costs split roughly 0.43% in visible fees and 1.83% in exchange-rate markup, averaged over the 4 providers here that publish a fee — so the markup is the larger part, about 81% of what you pay. 2 of them charge no fee at all on this corridor, which is exactly why fee alone is a poor guide. We rank by the amount your recipient actually receives, which captures both. Learn how fees work →

Can I send GBP to a mobile wallet in Uganda?

Yes. Several providers on this page pay out to MTN MoMo and Airtel Money in Uganda. Choose your wallet as the delivery method at checkout on the provider's site — the recipient gets the money directly in their mobile-wallet balance, usually within minutes. Rankings above already account for the fee and exchange-rate markup, so the best value applies to wallet payout too.