Tanzania vs Uganda: Interest payments

Tanzania
4.23 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Uganda
6.22 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Tanzania rank
12th
Uganda rank
9th

Interest payments over time

  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 6.22 trillion current LCU against 4.23 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, a difference of 2.00 trillion current LCU.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.5 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 9th of 155 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Uganda Difference Ahead
2010s 1.77 trillion current LCU 2.01 trillion current LCU 233.44 billion current LCU Uganda
2020s 3.03 trillion current LCU 4.82 trillion current LCU 1.78 trillion current LCU Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Tanzania or Uganda?
Uganda, at 6.22 trillion current LCU against 4.23 trillion current LCU in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Tanzania and Uganda?
2.00 trillion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for interest payments?
Tanzania ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 9th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.