Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Uganda

Uganda: Share of government expenditure going to interest payments was 19.48 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.48
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
14th
of 152 countries
All-time high
19.48
in 2023
All-time low
12.31
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Uganda, 2015–2023

051015202015201920232015: 12.32016: 14.82017: 19.32018: 15.92019: 14.12020: 15.42021: 17.52022: 182023: 19.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Uganda is 19.48, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Uganda peaked at 19.48 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.31, in 2015.

That places Uganda 14th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Uganda, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 12.31
2016 14.79 +20.1%
2017 19.32 +30.6%
2018 15.85 -17.9%
2019 14.15 -10.8%
2020 15.35 +8.5%
2021 17.54 +14.2%
2022 18.01 +2.7%
2023 19.48 +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15.28 12.31 19.32 5
2020s 17.6 15.35 19.48 4

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 11 Jamaica 21.99 compare
  2. 12 Gabon 20.36 compare
  3. 13 Seychelles 19.68
  4. 15 Bahrain 18.91 compare
  5. 16 Bahamas 18.44 compare
  6. 17 Dominican Republic 17.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Uganda?
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Uganda was 19.48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 19.48 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 12.31 in 2015.
How does Uganda rank for share of government expenditure going to interest payments?
Uganda ranks 14th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of government expenditure going to interest payments rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government expenditure going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 4,278 data points, 1972–2024
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