Lower middle income vs Uganda: Interest payments

Lower middle income
10.2%
in 2021
Uganda
19.5%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
12th
Uganda rank
14th

Interest payments over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Uganda
5101520200420132023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 19.5% against 10.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 9.3%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.9 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 14th of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Uganda Difference Ahead
2010s 9.5% 15.3% 5.8% Uganda
2020s 10.1% 16.4% 6.4% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Lower middle income or Uganda?
Uganda, at 19.5% against 10.2% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in interest payments between Lower middle income and Uganda?
9.3%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Uganda?
7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
How do Lower middle income and Uganda rank globally for interest payments?
Lower middle income ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 14th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of expense). 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 (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.