Uganda vs Upper middle income: Interest payments
Uganda
21.0%
in 2024
Upper middle income
10.4%
in 2024
Uganda rank
14th
Upper middle income rank
12th
Interest payments over time
- Uganda
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 21.0% against 10.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 155 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.7% | 8.2% | 5.4% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 9.0% | 9.9% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Uganda or Upper middle income?
- Uganda, at 21.0% against 10.4% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Uganda and Upper middle income?
- 10.6%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Upper middle income?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and Upper middle income rank globally for interest payments?
- Uganda ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 12th 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.