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2022
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Exports $60.5MRnk 118 / 224
2022
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Top Product $5.32MPackaged Medicaments
2022
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Exports $20.6MRnk 22 / 127
2022
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Top Product $3.68MBananas
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.42Rnk 12 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.85Rnk 105 / 133
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GDP$3.07TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH13.5%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$45.6BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH66.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $45,850CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH7.92%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$964CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH21%CURRENT US$
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About

United Kingdom-Uganda Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $60.5M to Uganda. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Uganda were Packaged Medicaments ($5.32M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.94M), and Cars ($4.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.38%, from $71.9M in 2017 to $60.5M in 2022.

In 2022, United Kingdom did not export any services to Uganda.

Uganda-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $20.6M to United Kingdom. The main products that Uganda exported to United Kingdom were Bananas ($3.68M), Coffee ($3.67M), and Cut Flowers ($2.92M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.44%,  from $25.6M in 2017 to $20.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Uganda did not export any services to United Kingdom.

Comparison: In 2022,  United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B). That same year, Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

About

Overview In August 2024, United Kingdom exported £6.68M and imported £1.4M from Uganda, resulting in a positive trade balance of £5.27M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of United Kingdom have increased by £1.11M (20%) from £5.56M to £6.68M, while imports increased by £478k (51.6%) from £926k to £1.4M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of United Kingdom to Uganda were Telephones (£311k), Cars (£262k), Liquid Pumps (£143k), Large Iron Containers (£133k), and Packaged Medicaments (£108k). In August 2024 the top imports of United Kingdom from Uganda were Coffee (£304k), Bananas (£288k), Gas Turbines (£165k), Cassava (£99.7k), and Cut Flowers (£73k).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of United Kingdom were mainly from London Gateway (£4.79M), London Heathrow Airport (£1.23M), Felixstowe (£209k), Manchester Airport (£122k), and East Midlands Airport (£122k), while imports destinations were mainly London Heathrow Airport (£559k), London Gatwick Airport (£306k), Hull (£210k), London Gateway (£152k), and Grangemouth (£92.1k).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in United Kingdom's year-by-year exports to Uganda was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Telephones (£264k or 566%), Liquid Pumps (£141k or 7.66k%), and Large Iron Containers (£128k or 2.61k%). In August 2024, the increase in United Kingdom's year-by-year imports  from Uganda was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Coffee (£271k or 833%), Bananas (£64k or 28.5%), and Vanilla (£36.8k or 540%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)£1.11M(20%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)£478k(51.6%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)London Gateway£4.79M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for United Kingdom. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of United Kingdom over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United Kingdom exported $60.5M to Uganda. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Uganda were Packaged Medicaments ($5.32M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.94M), and Cars ($4.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.38%, from $71.9M in 2017 to $60.5M in 2022.

In 2017, Uganda exported $20.6M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Uganda to United Kingdom were Bananas ($3.68M), Coffee ($3.67M), and Cut Flowers ($2.92M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.44%, from $25.6M in 2022 to $20.6M in 2017.

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Kingdom
Top DestinationUnited States$61.8B
Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Uganda included United States ($61.8B), Netherlands ($41.9B), and Germany ($40.6B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than United Kingdom included Burundi ($71.8M), Rwanda ($52.1M), and Central African Republic ($5.18M).

Difference in imports from Uganda (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United Kingdom - Uganda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($16M), Chemical Products ($14.7M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($8.14M).

During 2017, Uganda had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Vegetable Products ($18.9M), Plastics and Rubbers ($415k), and Textiles ($207k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Kingdom Uganda+$6.79MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Uganda United Kingdom+$7.29MCoffee

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 Kingdom and Uganda. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United Kingdom 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 Kingdom.

Product Space of United Kingdom (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2022)

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