🇯🇵 JPY to 🇺🇬 UGX — Japanese Yen (yen) to Ugandan Shilling Rate Today
Live indicative interbank rate, June 2026. Updated daily at 01:00 UTC.
Convert Japanese Yen to Ugandan Shilling at the live indicative interbank rate with the converter below. A reference for importers, businesses and Japanese Yen–Ugandan Shilling trade.
JPY to UGX rate change
Rate tracking started 15 June 2026. Change data fills in daily — 1-day change available tomorrow.
Change in the JPY→UGX rate. + means the Ugandan Shilling weakened against the Japanese Yen; − means it strengthened.
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JPY → UGX conversion table
| JPY | UGX |
|---|---|
| 500 | 11,700 |
| 1,000 | 23,400 |
| 2,000 | 46,800 |
| 5,000 | 117,000 |
| 10,000 | 234,000 |
| 25,000 | 585,000 |
| 50,000 | 1,170,000 |
| 100,000 | 2,340,000 |
| 250,000 | 5,850,000 |
| 500,000 | 11,700,000 |
| 1,000,000 | 23,400,000 |
Table computed at the indicative rate of 1 JPY = 23 UGX. Real operator-side values include a 1%-4% spread.
Why the JPY/UGX rate matters for trade
Uganda is a significant used-car market supplied almost entirely by Japan, with vehicles routed through Mombasa or Dar es Salaam and then overland to Kampala. The JPY/UGX rate converts the yen auction price; import duty, age limits and transit costs are charged separately on top.
Importing a car from Japan?
The yen price at a Japanese auction is only part of the landed cost. Import duty, VAT and an age-based levy are charged separately by the tax authority (KRA in Kenya, URA in Uganda) — the price converted here is just the starting point.
How East-Africa car-import duty works (regional example) →Japanese Yen to Ugandan Shilling exchange rate history
What moves the Ugandan Shilling rate
The Ugandan shilling is on a managed float by the Bank of Uganda, historically one of East Africa's more stable currencies. Coffee (the top export), remittances and commodity-price shocks are the drivers.
About the Japanese Yen
The Japanese Yen (JPY, ¥) is issued by the Bank of Japan and, unlike most currencies, has no minor unit in everyday use — amounts are quoted in whole yen, so a price is written as ¥10,000 with no decimal places. The yen is one of the world's most-traded currencies and a traditional safe-haven, which makes it relatively liquid against African currencies even though direct JPY/Africa interbank markets are thin and most rates are derived through the US dollar. For African importers the yen matters most in two arenas: capital goods and machinery (Japan is a major supplier of vehicles, plant and electronics across the continent), and the used-vehicle trade, where Japan is the dominant export source for right-hand-drive markets in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and beyond. Because the per-unit yen value is small against currencies like the naira or shilling, buyers usually convert in tens of thousands of yen.
About the Ugandan Shilling
The Ugandan Shilling (UGX, USh) is the official currency of Uganda, issued by the Bank of Uganda. The Shilling does not have a subunit in active use; everyday transactions are quoted in whole Shillings. Uganda runs a managed-float regime and has historically had one of the more stable currencies in East Africa, even through commodity-price shocks. MTN MoMo Uganda and Airtel Money dominate the in-country mobile-money landscape, and Uganda has been a pioneer of cross-border MTN MoMo interoperability with Rwanda and Tanzania. The country applies a 0.5% government levy on mobile-money withdrawals only — reduced from 1% after public protests in 2018 — which lifts the all-in cost of cash-out but does not affect wallet-to-wallet sends. For diaspora flows from the UK, Gulf and US to MTN MoMo Uganda, formal-channel UGX rates typically sit within 1%-3% of interbank.
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Rates shown on this page are indicative interbank reference rates updated daily. For an actual trade payment, banks, forex bureaus and trade-finance providers add a 1%-3% margin above this reference, plus any fixed fees (SWIFT wire, letter of credit). Use this rate as a benchmark, not a quote. MomoCalc does not process payments.