Kenya (KEN) and Uganda (UGA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $591M to Uganda. The main products that Kenya exported to Uganda were Palm Oil ($79.9M), Cement ($68.5M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($60.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 24.1%, from $201M in 2017 to $591M in 2022.

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

Uganda-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $488M to Kenya. The main products that Uganda exported to Kenya were Milk ($44.6M), Concentrated Milk ($39.9M), and Electricity ($30.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 97.8%, from $16.1M in 2017 to $488M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B). 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, Kenya exported $591M to Uganda. The main products exported from Kenya to Uganda were Palm Oil ($79.9M), Cement ($68.5M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($60.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 24.1%, from $201M in 2017 to $591M in 2022.

In 2017, Uganda exported $488M to Kenya. The main products exported from Uganda to Kenya were Milk ($44.6M), Concentrated Milk ($39.9M), and Electricity ($30.8M). During the last 22 years the exports of Uganda to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 97.8%, from $16.1M in 1995 to $488M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Uganda () (2022)

Exports from Uganda () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Uganda ()

Kenya Exports

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Uganda included United States ($722M), Pakistan ($541M), and Netherlands ($502M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Kenya included United Arab Emirates ($1.22B), India ($464M), and Hong Kong ($350M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Uganda

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Mineral Products ($144M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($100M), and Chemical Products ($98.4M).

During 2017, Uganda had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Animal Products ($106M), Foodstuffs ($46M), and Mineral Products ($34.2M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Uganda+$3.22MPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Uganda Kenya+$2.86MPackaged Medicaments

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Uganda () (2022)

Exports from Uganda () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Uganda ()

Kenya Exports

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Uganda

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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