HOW BORROWED MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS:
Uganda’s total public debt by December,2025 stood at USD 34.86 billion, equivalent to approximately Shs 126.19 trillion. Of this, external debt amounted to USD 15.84 billion while domestic debt was USD 19.02 billion. This translates into a debt to-GDP ratio of approximately 53.0 percent.
Over the past 10 years, Uganda’s debt has financed strategic investments that are transforming the productive capacity of our economy.
As we engage in post-budget dialogues, informed debates should be on both the money borrowed and how it has been used.
These investments include:
✅️Integrated transport infrastructure – 31.1 percent
✅️Electricity infrastructure – 19.3 percent
✅️Water infrastructure – 10.3 percent
✅️Agro-industrialisation – 9.2 percent
✅️Education and health infrastructure – 7.7 percent
✅️Housing and urban development – 6.3 percent
✅️Industrial parks and industrial development – 2.0 percent
✅️Other investments such as national backbone infrastructure to extend internet, STI, and regional development – 7.0 percent.
Uganda’s public debt remains sustainable and is projected to stay so over the medium and long term.
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