Kenya vs Uganda: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Kenya
5,860 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
5,303 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
54th
Uganda rank
56th

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5,860 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,303 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 557 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 54th and Uganda ranks 56th of 121 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 103.25 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 63.63 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 39.62 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 599.19 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 305.33 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 293.87 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 945.91 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 490.3 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 455.61 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 715.3 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 340.94 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 374.37 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 2,055 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 664.42 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,390 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 4,694 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,666 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,027 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Kenya or Uganda?
Kenya, at 5,860 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,303 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Kenya and Uganda?
557 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Kenya ranks 54th and Uganda ranks 56th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,172 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.