Uganda vs Zambia: External debt stocks, long-term
Uganda
18.04 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Zambia
22.20 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Uganda rank
46th
Zambia rank
43rd
External debt stocks, long-term over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 22.20 billion DOD, current US$ against 18.04 billion DOD, current US$ in Uganda, a difference of 4.15 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Uganda ranks 46th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 120 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 235.72 million DOD, current US$ | 1.15 billion DOD, current US$ | 912.70 million DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
| 1980s | 992.03 million DOD, current US$ | 3.14 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.15 billion DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.85 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.92 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.08 billion DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.94 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.95 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.02 billion DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
| 2010s | 7.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 12.05 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.22 billion DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
| 2020s | 17.38 billion DOD, current US$ | 24.15 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.77 billion DOD, current US$ | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Uganda or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 22.20 billion DOD, current US$ against 18.04 billion DOD, current US$ in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Uganda and Zambia?
- 4.15 billion DOD, current US$, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Uganda ranks 46th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.