Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Uganda
Uganda: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 26.60 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Uganda, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Uganda is 26.60 million current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 21.8% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Uganda peaked at 48.17 million current US$ in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 22nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Uganda, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 4.65 million current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 4.50 million current US$ | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 4.67 million current US$ | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 4.06 million current US$ | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 2.58 million current US$ | -36.4% |
| 1976 | 1.77 million current US$ | -31.6% |
| 1977 | 3.08 million current US$ | +74.4% |
| 1978 | 2.25 million current US$ | -26.9% |
| 1979 | 2.35 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 6.97 million current US$ | +196.5% |
| 1981 | 12.11 million current US$ | +73.7% |
| 1982 | 24.45 million current US$ | +101.8% |
| 1983 | 32.94 million current US$ | +34.7% |
| 1984 | 47.30 million current US$ | +43.6% |
| 1985 | 47.77 million current US$ | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 48.17 million current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 40.83 million current US$ | -15.2% |
| 1988 | 40.46 million current US$ | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 41.87 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 31.06 million current US$ | -25.8% |
| 1991 | 39.90 million current US$ | +28.5% |
| 1992 | 28.95 million current US$ | -27.4% |
| 1993 | 31.96 million current US$ | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 35.30 million current US$ | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 36.12 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 40.37 million current US$ | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 40.00 million current US$ | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 28.36 million current US$ | -29.1% |
| 1999 | 31.15 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 23.89 million current US$ | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 14.78 million current US$ | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 24.56 million current US$ | +66.2% |
| 2003 | 26.94 million current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 35.64 million current US$ | +32.3% |
| 2005 | 33.96 million current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 25.71 million current US$ | -24.3% |
| 2007 | 14.04 million current US$ | -45.4% |
| 2008 | 15.53 million current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 18.67 million current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 21.84 million current US$ | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 26.60 million current US$ | +21.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 26.60 million current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.16 million current US$, 2.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 26.60 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +196.5% | 2.35 million current US$ | 6.97 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.99 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 4.67 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.29 million current US$ | 6.97 million current US$ | 48.17 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.32 million current US$ | 28.36 million current US$ | 40.37 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.37 million current US$ | 14.04 million current US$ | 35.64 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.22 million current US$ | 21.84 million current US$ | 26.60 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Uganda?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Uganda was 26.60 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 48.17 million current US$ in 1986.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Uganda ranks 22nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.