Senegal vs Uganda
Senegal vs Uganda: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 127.7% of GDP in Senegal and 53.2% of GDP in Uganda, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Senegal, by 74.5 percentage points, or 2.4 times that in Uganda.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Uganda.
- In 2025, Senegal ranked 5 and Uganda ranked 73 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Uganda at 57.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Senegal | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 127.7 | 53.2 |
| 2024 | 136.1 | 51.8 |
| 2023 | 120.6 | 50.4 |
| 2022 | 106.9 | 49.9 |
| 2021 | 98.9 | 50.3 |
| 2020 | 90.5 | 46.8 |
| 2019 | 79.6 | 38 |
| 2018 | 61.5 | 35 |
| 2017 | 61.1 | 33.6 |
| 2016 | 47.5 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 44.5 | 28 |
| 2014 | 42.4 | 24.8 |
| 2013 | 36.9 | 22.1 |
| 2012 | 34.5 | 19.5 |
| 2011 | 32.9 | 18 |
| 2010 | 34.6 | 18.4 |
| 2009 | 29.9 | 14.8 |
| 2008 | 19.1 | 15.7 |
| 2007 | 19 | 17 |
| 2006 | 17.5 | 27.8 |
| 2005 | 36.1 | 42.6 |
| 2004 | 38 | 49 |
| 2003 | 42.9 | 55.1 |
| 2002 | 52 | 54.7 |
| 2001 | 53.2 | 51.4 |
| 2000 | 57.5 | 48.6 |
| 1999 | 15 | 47.7 |
| 1998 | 18.8 | 45.1 |
| 1997 | 67.8 | 44.2 |
| 1996 | 0.1 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Senegal | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | 55.1 |
| 2027 | – | 54.9 |
| 2028 | – | 55.1 |
| 2029 | – | 56 |
| 2030 | – | 56.8 |
| 2031 | – | 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
Senegal vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancySenegal: 68.7 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySenegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySenegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSenegal: 26.7% in 2022Uganda: 18.7% in 2022
- DepressionSenegal: 3.37% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateSenegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSenegal: 18.1 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSenegal: 2.33% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSenegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSenegal: 55.8% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageSenegal: 19.1 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSenegal: 3.6% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSenegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSenegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSenegal: $533M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personSenegal: $30 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSenegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSenegal: 19,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerSenegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSenegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSenegal: 79 million TIV in 2024Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSenegal: 3 million TIV in 1976Uganda: 4 million TIV in 2016