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2023
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Exports $1.45BRnk 39 / 216
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Top Product $1.24BRefined Petroleum
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Exports $1.13BRnk 2 / 158
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Top Product $1.07BGold
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.15Rnk 54 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.62Rnk 91 / 132
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GDP$514BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH28.5%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$48.8BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH68.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $49,041CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-5.73%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$1,002CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH22.5%CURRENT US$
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About

United Arab Emirates-Uganda Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $1.45B to Uganda. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Uganda were Refined Petroleum ($1.24B), Ethylene Polymers ($21.2M), and Propylene Polymers ($16.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 12.3%, from $814M in 2018 to $1.45B in 2023.

In 2023, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Uganda.

Uganda-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, Uganda exported $1.13B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Uganda exported to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($1.07B), Refined Petroleum ($26M), and Fish Fillets ($6.93M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.66%,  from $1.68B in 2018 to $1.13B in 2023.

In 2023, Uganda did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

Comparison: In 2023,  United Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 21 in total exports ($357B). That same year, Uganda ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.62), and 116 in total exports ($7.12B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $1.45B to Uganda. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Uganda were Refined Petroleum ($1.24B), Ethylene Polymers ($21.2M), and Propylene Polymers ($16.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 12.3%, from $814M in 2018 to $1.45B in 2023.

In 2018, Uganda exported $1.13B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Uganda to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($1.07B), Refined Petroleum ($26M), and Fish Fillets ($6.93M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.66%, from $1.68B in 2023 to $1.13B in 2018.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

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Trade between United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Uganda (Flag)

United Arab Emirates Exports

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top DestinationChina$40.2B
Uganda
Top DestinationIndia$1.5B

This map shows whether countries import more from United Arab Emirates or Uganda. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from United Arab Emirates and Uganda or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Uganda included China ($40.2B), Japan ($37.4B), and India ($38.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Uganda than United Arab Emirates included South Sudan ($536M), Rwanda ($280M), and Burundi ($70M).

Difference in imports from Uganda (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Uganda

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between United Arab Emirates and Uganda by product, considering products traded by both, United Arab Emirates and Uganda.

During 2023, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.26B), Plastics and Rubbers ($51.4M), and Metals ($40.6M).

During 2018, Uganda had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($1.07B), Mineral Products ($26.2M), and Vegetable Products ($13.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Uganda+$6.77MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Uganda United Arab Emirates+$4.64MCoffee

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United Arab Emirates and Uganda. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uganda. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Uganda indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates.

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2023)

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