Interest payments in Uganda
Uganda: Interest payments was 6.22 trillion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Uganda, 2015–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 6.22 trillion current LCU for interest payments in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 412.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Uganda peaked at 6.22 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.21 trillion current LCU, in 2015.
That places Uganda 9th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Interest payments in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.21 trillion current LCU | — |
| 2016 | 1.68 trillion current LCU | +38.6% |
| 2017 | 2.36 trillion current LCU | +40.3% |
| 2018 | 2.26 trillion current LCU | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.53 trillion current LCU | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 2.93 trillion current LCU | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 4.06 trillion current LCU | +38.3% |
| 2022 | 4.97 trillion current LCU | +22.5% |
| 2023 | 5.91 trillion current LCU | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 6.22 trillion current LCU | +5.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 6.22 trillion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.46 billion current LCU, 65.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 6.22 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.55 billion current LCU, 58.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.01 trillion current LCU | 1.21 trillion current LCU | 2.53 trillion current LCU | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.82 trillion current LCU | 2.93 trillion current LCU | 6.22 trillion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Uganda?
- Interest payments in Uganda was 6.22 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.22 trillion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 trillion current LCU in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for interest payments?
- Uganda ranks 9th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 412.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.