Ethiopia (ETH) and Uganda (UGA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ethiopia-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $1.33M to Uganda. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Uganda were Vegetable and Mineral Carvings ($280k), Eggs ($225k), and Poultry ($222k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 7.01%, from $951k in 2017 to $1.33M in 2022.

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

Uganda-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $3.04M to Ethiopia. The main products that Uganda exported to Ethiopia were Concentrated Milk ($1.2M), Recovered Paper ($369k), and Rubber Tires ($251k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.46%, from $3.82M in 2017 to $3.04M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). That same year, Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Ethiopia exported $1.33M to Uganda. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Uganda were Vegetable and Mineral Carvings ($280k), Eggs ($225k), and Poultry ($222k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 7.01%, from $951k in 2017 to $1.33M in 2022.

In 2017, Uganda exported $3.04M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Uganda to Ethiopia were Concentrated Milk ($1.2M), Recovered Paper ($369k), and Rubber Tires ($251k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.46%, from $3.82M in 2022 to $3.04M in 2017.

Exports from Ethiopia () to Uganda () (2022)

Exports from Uganda () to Ethiopia () (2022)

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Trade between Ethiopia () and Uganda ()

Ethiopia Exports

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Uganda Exports

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Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$723M

Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Uganda included United States ($557M), Saudi Arabia ($268M), and Somalia ($265M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Ethiopia included United Arab Emirates ($1.22B), India ($464M), and Kenya ($312M).

Difference in imports from Uganda () and Ethiopia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Uganda

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

During 2022, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Animal Products ($447k), Miscellaneous ($291k), and Vegetable Products ($209k).

During 2017, Uganda had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Animal Products ($1.2M), Paper Goods ($483k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($271k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Uganda+$134kGlass Bottles

Top Product Potential Uganda Ethiopia+$327kConcentrated Milk

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ethiopia () to Uganda () (2022)

Exports from Uganda () to Ethiopia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia () and Uganda ()

Ethiopia Exports

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Uganda () and Ethiopia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Uganda

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Ethiopia () and Uganda () (2022)

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