Côte d’Ivoire vs Uganda: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 57.2% of GDP in Côte d’Ivoire and 53.2% of GDP in Uganda, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 3.9 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Uganda.
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Watch it change on the map% of GDP · IMF · log scale
Latest figures
% of GDP · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Côte d’Ivoire | 57.2 2025 | 29.2 | 63 of 149 | 50.9 2031 |
| Uganda | 53.2 2025 | 28 | 73 of 149 | 57.2 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Uganda.
- In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 63 and Uganda ranked 73 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Côte d’Ivoire at 50.9% of GDP and Uganda at 57.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.2 | 53.2 |
| 2024 | 59.5 | 51.8 |
| 2023 | 56.7 | 50.4 |
| 2022 | 56 | 49.9 |
| 2021 | 50.2 | 50.3 |
| 2020 | 46.3 | 46.8 |
| 2019 | 37.2 | 38 |
| 2018 | 35.3 | 35 |
| 2017 | 32.6 | 33.6 |
| 2016 | 31.1 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 29.2 | 28 |
| 2014 | 26.7 | 24.8 |
| 2013 | 24.6 | 22.1 |
| 2012 | 24.7 | 19.5 |
| 2011 | 50 | 18 |
| 2010 | 45.6 | 18.4 |
| 2009 | 46.5 | 14.8 |
| 2008 | 51.2 | 15.7 |
| 2007 | 53.5 | 17 |
| 2006 | 57.5 | 27.8 |
| 2005 | 58.2 | 42.6 |
| 2004 | 56.7 | 49 |
| 2003 | 56.4 | 55.1 |
| 2002 | 63 | 54.7 |
| 2001 | 71.2 | 51.4 |
| 2000 | 74 | 48.6 |
| 1999 | 78 | 47.7 |
| 1998 | 75.2 | 45.1 |
| 1997 | 84.2 | 44.2 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57.8 | 55.1 |
| 2027 | 56.9 | 54.9 |
| 2028 | 55.3 | 55.1 |
| 2029 | 53.7 | 56 |
| 2030 | 52.2 | 56.8 |
| 2031 | 50.9 | 57.2 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time