Botswana vs Uganda: External debt, end year
Botswana
2.65 billion current US$
in 2011
Uganda
2.86 billion current US$
in 2011
Botswana rank
18th
Uganda rank
17th
External debt, end year over time
- Botswana
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.86 billion current US$ against 2.65 billion current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 206.05 million current US$.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 17th of 42 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 251.89 million current US$ | 1.47 billion current US$ | 1.21 billion current US$ | Uganda |
| 1990s | 220.28 million current US$ | 3.08 billion current US$ | 2.85 billion current US$ | Uganda |
| 2000s | 498.81 million current US$ | 3.31 billion current US$ | 2.81 billion current US$ | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.12 billion current US$ | 2.56 billion current US$ | 443.86 million current US$ | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt, end year, Botswana or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.86 billion current US$ against 2.65 billion current US$ in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in external debt, end year between Botswana and Uganda?
- 206.05 million current US$, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uganda?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Uganda rank globally for external debt, end year?
- Botswana ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 17th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 U.S. dollars.