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Uganda Government debt

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31

Latest · 202553.21%
Previous · 202451.75%
Highest · 200355.14%
Lowest · 200914.79%

Uganda's government debt stands at 53.21% as of 2025-12-31, up from 51.75% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1997 to 2025 (29 observations).

Recent trend

In 2025, Uganda's government debt was 53.21%, up from 51.75% in 2024.

In 2024, Uganda's government debt was 51.75%, up from 50.36% in 2023.

In 2023, Uganda's government debt was 50.36%, up from 49.89% in 2022.

In 2022, Uganda's government debt was 49.89%, down from 50.34% in 2021.

In 2021, Uganda's government debt was 50.34%, up from 46.79% in 2020.

Uganda Government debt — historical data

YearValueChange
202553.21%+1.46%
202451.75%+1.4%
202350.36%+0.4617%
202249.89%-0.4415%
202150.34%+3.54%
202046.79%+8.75%
201938.04%+3.05%
201834.99%+1.43%
201733.57%+2.23%
201631.33%+3.31%
201528.02%+3.25%
201424.77%+2.69%
201322.08%+2.59%
201219.49%+1.53%
201117.96%-0.3955%
201018.35%+3.56%
200914.79%-0.861%
200815.65%-1.32%
200716.98%-10.78%
200627.76%-14.8%
200542.56%-6.4%
200448.97%-6.17%
200355.14%+0.4284%
200254.71%+3.36%
200151.35%+2.81%
200048.54%+0.8271%
199947.72%+2.62%
199845.09%+0.8983%
199744.19%—

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).

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Frequently asked questions

What is Uganda's government debt?

Uganda's government debt is 53.21% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 51.75% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).

What was the highest government debt in Uganda?

The highest recorded value is 55.14% (2003); the lowest is 14.79% (2009), across data from 1997 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.