Uganda External Debt 1970-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Uganda external debt for 2022 was $19,488,352,675, a 1.41% increase from 2021.
  • Uganda external debt for 2021 was $19,217,000,098, a 11.68% increase from 2020.
  • Uganda external debt for 2020 was $17,207,223,253, a 23.16% increase from 2019.
  • Uganda external debt for 2019 was $13,971,124,696, a 13.45% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Uganda External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $19,488,352,675 1.41%
2021 $19,217,000,098 11.68%
2020 $17,207,223,253 23.16%
2019 $13,971,124,696 13.45%
2018 $12,315,104,976 5.50%
2017 $11,672,672,164 15.73%
2016 $10,086,179,673 5.39%
2015 $9,570,705,818 10.63%
2014 $8,651,413,818 1.07%
2013 $8,559,917,108 126.68%
2012 $3,776,131,388 15.74%
2011 $3,262,582,094 9.68%
2010 $2,974,602,245 7.65%
2009 $2,763,176,528 20.51%
2008 $2,292,861,399 38.70%
2007 $1,653,066,727 27.09%
2006 $1,300,697,180 -70.84%
2005 $4,460,499,217 -6.87%
2004 $4,789,438,348 4.63%
2003 $4,577,712,718 13.88%
2002 $4,019,812,753 6.68%
2001 $3,768,195,791 6.59%
2000 $3,535,147,375 -0.08%
1999 $3,537,939,247 -10.25%
1998 $3,941,902,487 0.87%
1997 $3,907,829,290 5.33%
1996 $3,710,237,065 2.81%
1995 $3,608,776,798 6.22%
1994 $3,397,572,159 11.29%
1993 $3,052,849,509 3.44%
1992 $2,951,348,323 5.28%
1991 $2,803,285,021 7.58%
1990 $2,605,823,364 18.65%
1989 $2,196,167,748 13.16%
1988 $1,940,761,841 0.27%
1987 $1,935,609,125 36.03%
1986 $1,422,906,332 14.88%
1985 $1,238,566,867 15.30%
1984 $1,074,247,779 6.46%
1983 $1,009,041,290 15.40%
1982 $874,408,803 23.65%
1981 $707,175,105 2.41%
1980 $690,503,151 17.38%
1979 $588,284,931 37.82%
1978 $426,836,504 41.92%
1977 $300,756,081 23.32%
1976 $243,891,749 16.58%
1975 $209,213,939 3.54%
1974 $202,067,895 15.11%
1973 $175,538,182 -1.23%
1972 $177,715,261 3.11%
1971 $172,358,506 13.64%
1970 $151,676,389 13.64%