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$1.15TCURRENT US$
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30.6%CURRENT US$
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$48.8BCURRENT US$
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68.7%CURRENT US$
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$64,572CURRENT US$
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22.8%CURRENT US$
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$1,002CURRENT US$
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22.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Netherlands-Uganda Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $166M to Uganda. The main products that Netherlands exported to Uganda were Refined Petroleum ($68.7M), Animal Food ($36.9M), and Packaged Medicaments ($6.09M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 14.1%, from $85.6M in 2018 to $166M in 2023.

In 2023, Netherlands did not export any services to Uganda.

Uganda-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Uganda exported $124M to Netherlands. The main products that Uganda exported to Netherlands were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($50M), Cut Flowers ($27.1M), and Coffee ($15.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 1.74%,  from $114M in 2018 to $124M in 2023.

In 2023, Uganda did not export any services to Netherlands.

Comparison: In 2023,  Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B). 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, Netherlands exported $166M to Uganda. The main products exported from Netherlands to Uganda were Refined Petroleum ($68.7M), Animal Food ($36.9M), and Packaged Medicaments ($6.09M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 14.1%, from $85.6M in 2018 to $166M in 2023.

In 2018, Uganda exported $124M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Uganda to Netherlands were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($50M), Cut Flowers ($27.1M), and Coffee ($15.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 1.74%, from $114M in 2023 to $124M in 2018.

Exports from Netherlands (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to Netherlands (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$96.9B
Uganda
Top Destination
India$1.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Uganda included Germany ($96.9B), Belgium ($87B), and France ($67.3B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Uganda than Netherlands included South Sudan ($536M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($411M), and Rwanda ($280M).

Difference in imports from Uganda (Flag) and Netherlands (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Uganda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Netherlands had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Mineral Products ($68.7M), Foodstuffs ($40.7M), and Machines ($16.6M).

During 2018, Uganda had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Vegetable Products ($104M), Foodstuffs ($10.4M), and Animal Products ($5.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Netherlands Uganda+$4.89MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Uganda Netherlands+$6.9MCoffee

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

Product Space of Netherlands (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2023)

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