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About

Uganda-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $1.22B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Uganda exported to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($1.19B), Raw Tobacco ($6.89M), and Fish Fillets ($5.07M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 7.83%, from $835M in 2017 to $1.22B in 2022.

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

United Arab Emirates-Uganda Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $305M to Uganda. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Uganda were Broadcasting Equipment ($37.4M), Cars ($33M), and Ethylene Polymers ($19.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.3%,  from $624M in 2017 to $305M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B). That same year, United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Uganda exported $1.22B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Uganda to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($1.19B), Raw Tobacco ($6.89M), and Fish Fillets ($5.07M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 7.83%, from $835M in 2017 to $1.22B in 2022.

In 2017, United Arab Emirates exported $305M to Uganda. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Uganda were Broadcasting Equipment ($37.4M), Cars ($33M), and Ethylene Polymers ($19.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $624M in 2022 to $305M in 2017.

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag)

Uganda Exports

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Uganda than from United Arab Emirates.

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Uganda included India ($51B), Japan ($40.9B), and China ($32.5B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($1.19B), Vegetable Products ($8.45M), and Foodstuffs ($7.06M).

During 2017, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($107M), Transportation ($64.3M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($41.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Uganda United Arab Emirates+$4.64MCoffee
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Uganda+$6.77MRefined Petroleum

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

Product Space of Uganda (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

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