Kenya vs Uganda

Kenya vs Uganda: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 71.3% of GDP in Kenya and 53.2% of GDP in Uganda, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 18.1 percentage points, or 1.34 times that in Uganda.

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% of GDP · IMF

Kenya vs Uganda: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 71.3% of GDP in Kenya and 53.2% of GDP in Uganda, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 18.1 percentage points, or 1.34 times that in Uganda.
KenyaUgandaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Uganda.
  • In 2025, Kenya ranked 36 and Uganda ranked 73 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kenya at 74% of GDP and Uganda at 57.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearKenyaUganda
202571.353.2
202467.351.8
202373.450.4
202267.849.9
202168.250.3
20206846.8
201959.138
201856.535
201753.933.6
201650.431.3
201545.828
201441.324.8
201339.822.1
201237.619.5
201135.718
201036.718.4
20093614.8
200834.315.7
200734.217
200637.127.8
200537.442.6
200440.849
200343.855.1
20024254.7
200141.351.4
200043.148.6
199938.447.7
199838.545.1
1997–44.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKenyaUganda
202672.955.1
202773.854.9
202874.555.1
202974.456
203074.356.8
20317457.2

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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