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

Ethiopia
1.09 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Uganda
1.28 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
46th
Uganda rank
43rd

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.28 billion TDS, current US$ against 1.09 billion TDS, current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 193.28 million TDS, current US$.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 43rd of 123 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 23.63 million TDS, current US$ 12.71 million TDS, current US$ 10.92 million TDS, current US$ Ethiopia
1980s 134.94 million TDS, current US$ 61.01 million TDS, current US$ 73.94 million TDS, current US$ Ethiopia
1990s 148.25 million TDS, current US$ 97.97 million TDS, current US$ 50.29 million TDS, current US$ Ethiopia
2000s 106.40 million TDS, current US$ 68.12 million TDS, current US$ 38.28 million TDS, current US$ Ethiopia
2010s 971.55 million TDS, current US$ 133.23 million TDS, current US$ 838.32 million TDS, current US$ Ethiopia
2020s 1.70 billion TDS, current US$ 844.12 million TDS, current US$ 851.44 million TDS, current US$ Ethiopia

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), Ethiopia or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.28 billion TDS, current US$ against 1.09 billion TDS, current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Ethiopia and Uganda?
193.28 million TDS, current US$, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Ethiopia ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 43rd of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$). 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$)
Unit
TDS, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.