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2021
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Exports
: $41.2M, Rnk 12 / 129

2021
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Top Product
: $14.3M, Other Oily Seeds

2021
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Exports
: $1.02B, Rnk 120 / 209

2021
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Top Product
: $42.2M, Delivery Trucks

2021
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Economic Complexity (ECI)
: ECI -0.92, Rnk 105 / 131

2021
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Economic Complexity (ECI)
: ECI 1.07, Rnk 25 / 131

2021
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GDP
: $40.4B, CURRENT US$
Rnk 88 / 182

2011-2021
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GDP GROWTH
: 45.1%, CURRENT US$
Rnk 60 / 182

2021
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 GDP
: $17.7T, CURRENT US$
Rnk 2 / 182

2011-2021
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GDP GROWTH
: 135%, CURRENT US$
Rnk 6 / 182

2021
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GDP PC 
: $858, CURRENT US$
Rnk 166 / 182

2011-2021
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GDP PC GROWTH
: 3.06%, CURRENT US$
Rnk 119 / 182

2021
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GDP PC
: $12,556, CURRENT US$
Rnk 58 / 182

2011-2021
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GDP PC GROWTH
: 124%, CURRENT US$
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Uganda-China In 2021, Uganda exported $41.2M to China. The main products that Uganda exported to China are Other Oily Seeds ($14.3M), Gelatin ($7.47M), and Coffee ($7.31M). During the last 26 years the exports of Uganda to China have increased at an annualized rate of 25.4%, from $115k in 1995 to $41.2M in 2021.

In 2021, Uganda did not export any services to China.

China-Uganda In 2021, China exported $1.02B to Uganda. The main products that China exported to Uganda were Delivery Trucks ($42.2M), Large Construction Vehicles ($38.4M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($36.6M). During the last 26 years the exports of China to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 16%, from $21.6M in 1995 to $1.02B in 2021.

In 2021, China did not export any services to Uganda.

Comparison In 2021,  Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.92), and 130 in total exports ($3.55B). That same year, China ranked 25 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.07), and 1 in total exports ($3.34T).

Historical Data

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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Depth
Value

In 2021, Uganda exported $41.2M to China. The main products exported from Uganda to China were Other Oily Seeds ($14.3M), Gelatin ($7.47M), and Coffee ($7.31M). During the last 26 years the exports of Uganda to China have increased at an annualized rate of 25.4%, from $115k in 1995 to $41.2M in 2021.

In 2021, China exported $1.02B to Uganda. The main products exported from China to Uganda were Delivery Trucks ($42.2M), Large Construction Vehicles ($38.4M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($36.6M). During the last 26 years the exports of China to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 16%, from $21.6M in 1995 to $1.02B in 2021.

Uganda Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Uganda
Top Destination
: United Arab Emirates, $2B

China
Top Destination
: United States, $530B

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

In 2019, no countries were registered that imported more from Uganda than from China.

In 2021, countries that imported more from China than Uganda were United States ($530B), Hong Kong ($323B), and Japan ($168B).

Comparative Advantage Uganda - China

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Scale

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

During 2021, Uganda had a large net trade with China in the exports of Vegetable Products ($24.6M), Chemical Products ($8.04M), and Wood Products ($1.93M).

During 2021, China had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($337M), Textiles ($113M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($96.6M).

Economic Complexity

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Competitive Landscape

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This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Uganda has comparative advantage over China. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more China has comparative advantage over Uganda.