Uganda vs Zambia: External debt, end year

Uganda
6.11 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
9.56 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Uganda rank
5th
Zambia rank
4th

External debt, end year over time

  • Uganda
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 9.56 trillion current LCU against 6.11 trillion current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 3.45 trillion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.6 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Uganda ahead.

Uganda ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 4th of 47 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 95.73 billion current LCU 627.68 million current LCU 95.10 billion current LCU Uganda
1990s 3.07 trillion current LCU 5.03 trillion current LCU 1.96 trillion current LCU Zambia
2000s 6.34 trillion current LCU 18.29 trillion current LCU 11.95 trillion current LCU Zambia
2010s 5.52 trillion current LCU 8.33 trillion current LCU 2.81 trillion current LCU Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt, end year, Uganda or Zambia?
Zambia, at 9.56 trillion current LCU against 6.11 trillion current LCU in Uganda as of 2011.
What is the difference in external debt, end year between Uganda and Zambia?
3.45 trillion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for external debt, end year?
Uganda ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 4th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt, end year (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,123 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.