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About

Belgium-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $157M to Uganda. The main products that Belgium exported to Uganda were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($107M), Animal Food ($17M), and Other Plastic Products ($5.41M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 30.1%, from $42.1M in 2017 to $157M in 2022.

In 2022, Belgium did not export any services to Uganda.

Uganda-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $16.2M to Belgium. The main products that Uganda exported to Belgium were Coffee ($8.43M), Vegetable Saps ($2.75M), and Cocoa Beans ($1.45M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 28%,  from $83.9M in 2017 to $16.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Uganda did not export any services to Belgium.

Comparison: In 2022,  Belgium ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.25), and 13 in total exports ($475B). That same year, Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Belgium exported $157M to Uganda. The main products exported from Belgium to Uganda were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($107M), Animal Food ($17M), and Other Plastic Products ($5.41M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 30.1%, from $42.1M in 2017 to $157M in 2022.

In 2017, Uganda exported $16.2M to Belgium. The main products exported from Uganda to Belgium were Coffee ($8.43M), Vegetable Saps ($2.75M), and Cocoa Beans ($1.45M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 28%, from $83.9M in 2022 to $16.2M in 2017.

Exports from Belgium (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Belgium than Uganda included Germany ($91.9B), France ($71.1B), and Netherlands ($65.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Belgium included Kenya ($312M), Burundi ($71.8M), and Macau ($20.1M).

Difference in imports from Uganda (Flag) and Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Uganda

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Belgium and Uganda by product, considering products traded by both, Belgium and Uganda.

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Chemical Products ($112M), Foodstuffs ($17.9M), and Machines ($7.15M).

During 2017, Uganda had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Vegetable Products ($13.3M), Foodstuffs ($2M), and Mineral Products ($515k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Uganda+$4.19MCars
Top Product Potential Uganda Belgium+$9.89MCoffee

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 Belgium and Uganda. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Belgium indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uganda. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Uganda indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belgium.

Product Space of Belgium (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2022)

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