Interest payments (% of revenue) in Uganda
Uganda: Interest payments (% of revenue) was 21.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Uganda, 2015–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Uganda is 21.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Uganda peaked at 21.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2015.
That places Uganda 14th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Interest payments (% of revenue) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.7% | — |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | +0.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 21.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.4%, 2.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 21.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.6%, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.7% | 10.7% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 15.3% | 21.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 11 Kenya 24.3% compare
- 12 Jamaica 22.4% compare
- 13 Ghana 21.6% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 21.0% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 20.8% compare
- 17 United States 20.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Uganda?
- Interest payments in Uganda was 21.0% 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 21.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for interest payments?
- Uganda ranks 14th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. 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 (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.