Uganda's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) was US$3.94 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 7.96% from US$3.65 billion in 2014 (0.77% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3.94 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$4.14 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$3.65 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$5.2 billion | 2022 |
| Lowest | US$3.65 billion | 2014 |
| Average since 2015 | US$4.15 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$3.76 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Uganda's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) rose 2.6% on 2023 (from US$3.84 billion to US$3.94 billion).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +1% and a typical year strayed about 12.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 19.9% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.1% in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Uganda had the 49th highest value of the 86 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | US$3.94 billion | 2024 |
| Low income | US$72.37 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Uganda in the 2024 ranking
- Papua New Guinea — 45th of 86: US$4.23 billion
- Albania — 46th of 86: US$4.03 billion
- Moldova — 47th of 86: US$3.98 billion
- Montenegro — 49th of 86: US$3.86 billion
- Zimbabwe — 50th of 86: US$3.8 billion
- North Macedonia — 51st of 86: US$3.34 billion
What this measures
Private nonguaranteed external debt comprises long-term external obligations of private debtors that are not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 12 values
| Year | External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,944,029,000 |
| 2023 | 3,842,489,000 |
| 2022 | 5,196,659,000 |
| 2021 | 4,689,753,000 |
| 2020 | 3,911,428,000 |
| 2019 | 4,142,372,000 |
| 2018 | 3,865,034,000 |
| 2017 | 4,063,564,000 |
| 2016 | 3,905,903,000 |
| 2015 | 3,906,962,000 |
External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$1.75 billion (2024)
- Benin — US$2.79 billion (2024)
- Botswana — US$0 (2023)
- Burkina Faso — US$5.07 billion (2024)
- Cameroon — US$271.23 million (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$239.97 million (2024)
- Eswatini — US$102.34 million (2024)
- Ghana — US$4.55 billion (2024)
- Guinea-Bissau
More economic policy & debt data for Uganda
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$13.29 billion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 48.86 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 21.44% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$) — US$14.04 billion (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU) — 51.61 trillion (2025)
- Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — 22.65% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$17.83 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU) — 65.54 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 28.76% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Uganda's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$)?
- US$3.94 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2013?
- It is up 5.01% from US$3.76 billion in 2013 (0.45% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$5.2 billion in 2022 and the lowest US$3.65 billion in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank?
- 49th highest of 86 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) unusual for Uganda?
- In 2024, Uganda's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) rose 2.6% on 2023 (from US$3.84 billion to US$3.94 billion). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +1% and a typical year strayed about 12.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.DOD.DPNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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