Uganda - External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)

The latest value for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Uganda was $1,191,208,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,191,208,000 in 2020 and $21,600 in 1970.

Definition: Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $21,600
1971 $22,971
1972 $178,049
1973 $205,045
1974 $335,300
1975 $1,235,917
1976 $2,402,424
1977 $3,724,949
1978 $8,580,034
1979 $43,884,300
1980 $62,804,400
1981 $30,795,830
1982 $39,462,640
1983 $27,568,730
1984 $39,175,300
1985 $40,635,540
1986 $62,172,470
1987 $61,050,450
1988 $81,573,670
1989 $109,693,800
1990 $146,368,000
1991 $173,158,000
1992 $158,837,400
1993 $104,541,700
1994 $128,511,500
1995 $102,459,200
1996 $115,806,700
1997 $123,121,600
1998 $142,771,800
1999 $131,726,000
2000 $129,466,600
2001 $151,025,700
2002 $158,487,900
2003 $147,836,000
2004 $134,718,400
2005 $78,695,480
2006 $148,067,800
2007 $26,456,480
2008 $458,232,300
2009 $235,221,500
2010 $26,221,480
2011 $26,221,480
2012 $26,221,480
2013 $469,441,500
2014 $532,932,500
2015 $554,340,200
2016 $501,912,000
2017 $473,095,400
2018 $508,834,600
2019 $951,577,000
2020 $1,191,208,000

Development Relevance: External indebtedness affects a country's creditworthiness and investor perceptions. Nonreporting countries might have outstanding debt with the World Bank, other international financial institutions, or private creditors. Total debt service is contrasted with countries' ability to obtain foreign exchange through exports of goods, services, primary income, and workers' remittances. Debt ratios are used to assess the sustainability of a country's debt service obligations, but no absolute rules determine what values are too high. Empirical analysis of developing countries' experience and debt service performance shows that debt service difficulties become increasingly likely when the present value of debt reaches 200 percent of exports. Still, what constitutes a sustainable debt burden varies by country. Countries with fast-growing economies and exports are likely to be able to sustain higher debt levels.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Data on external debt are gathered through the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS). Long term debt data are compiled using the countries report on public and publicly guaranteed borrowing on a loan-by-loan basis and private non guaranteed borrowing on an aggregate basis. These data are supplemented by information from major multilateral banks and official lending agencies in major creditor countries. Short-term debt data are gathered from the Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS) database, jointly developed by the World Bank and the IMF and from creditors through the reporting systems of the Bank for International Settlements. Debt data are reported in the currency of repayment and compiled and published in U.S. dollars. End-of-period exchange rates are used for the compilation of stock figures (amount of debt outstanding), and projected debt service and annual average exchange rates are used for the flows. Exchange rates are taken from the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Debt repayable in multiple currencies, goods, or services and debt with a provision for maintenance of the value of the currency of repayment are shown at book value.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt