Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Uganda
Uganda: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0289 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Uganda, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0289 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.1% on the previous year and up 356.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Uganda peaked at 0.0557 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Uganda ranks 82nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Uganda, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0072 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0067 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0064 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0144 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +125.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0066 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0092 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0128 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0461 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +259.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0511 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0384 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0356 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0441 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0437 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0255 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.7% |
| 1988 | 0.031 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0356 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0336 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0443 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0396 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0429 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0373 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0235 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0245 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0257 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0233 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0221 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0122 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0115 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0138 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 0.013 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0186 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.7% |
| 2006 | 0.01 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.003 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0063 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +109.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0289 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +887.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -78.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0161 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +163.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0204 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +140.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0215 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0227 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0557 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +145.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0289 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0084 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0255 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0511 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0317 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0221 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0443 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0101 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0289 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0299 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0204 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0557 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 79 Samoa 0.0311 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Saint Lucia 0.0302 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Liberia 0.0289 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Rwanda 0.0285 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Russian Federation 0.026 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 85 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Uganda
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -14.65 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.293 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -127.73 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 362.95 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 7.26 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0067 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -11.91 million NFL, current US$ (1995)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 11.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Uganda?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Uganda was 0.0289 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0557 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Uganda ranks 82nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 356.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.