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
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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) 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.