Kenya vs Uganda: Interest payments
Kenya
24.3%
in 2023
Uganda
21.0%
in 2024
Kenya rank
11th
Uganda rank
14th
Interest payments over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 24.3% against 21.0% in Uganda, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 14th of 155 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.7% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 18.4% | 4.7% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Kenya or Uganda?
- Kenya, at 24.3% against 21.0% in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Kenya and Uganda?
- 3.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for interest payments?
- Kenya ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 14th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.