Bahamas vs Uganda: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Bahamas
18.4%
in 2023
Uganda
19.5%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
16th
Uganda rank
14th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Bahamas
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 19.5% against 18.4% in Bahamas, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 14th of 152 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 15.3% | 2.5% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 17.6% | 1.8% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Bahamas or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 19.5% against 18.4% in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Bahamas and Uganda?
- 1.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Uganda?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Uganda rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Bahamas ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 14th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest expenditures on government debt, as share of total central government expenditures. Interest expenditures on government debt include payments on long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments.