Uganda Struggles with UGX16 Trillion Unused Loans After UGX43 Trillion Borrowed Over 11 Years
The Ministry of Finance in Uganda has recently shared some worrying figures about the country’s borrowing over the past eleven years. According to the 2025/26 National Budget Framework Paper, Uganda has borrowed a huge amount of UGX 43.252 trillion (around US$11.86 billion) since 2013. UGX 16.405 trillion of this money has not yet been used, meaning it remains undisbursed.
The report...