Benin vs Uganda

Benin vs Uganda: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 59.3% of GDP in Benin and 53.2% of GDP in Uganda, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 6.1 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Uganda.

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% of GDP · IMF

Benin vs Uganda: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 59.3% of GDP in Benin and 53.2% of GDP in Uganda, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 6.1 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Uganda.
BeninUgandaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Uganda.
  • In 2025, Benin ranked 58 and Uganda ranked 73 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Benin at 50.3% of GDP and Uganda at 57.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBeninUganda
202559.353.2
202460.551.8
202361.350.4
202259.749.9
202155.650.3
202046.146.8
201940.438
201840.835
201739.433.6
201635.931.3
201530.928
201422.324.8
201318.522.1
201219.519.5
201121.918
20102118.4
200918.814.8
200818.315.7
200714.317
20068.427.8
20052742.6
200421.549
200323.455.1
200230.854.7
20013851.4
200039.648.6
199939.447.7
199853.645.1
1997–44.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBeninUganda
202658.155.1
202756.554.9
202854.755.1
202953.156
203051.756.8
203150.357.2

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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