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About

Uganda-Italy Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $265M to Italy. The main products that Uganda exported to Italy were Coffee ($244M), Fish Fillets ($7.6M), and Cocoa Beans ($7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $161M in 2017 to $265M in 2022.

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

Italy-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $74.1M to Uganda. The main products that Italy exported to Uganda were Rubberworking Machinery ($6.31M), Stone Processing Machines ($5.11M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.79M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.91%,  from $81.6M in 2017 to $74.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Italy 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, Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Uganda exported $265M to Italy. The main products exported from Uganda to Italy were Coffee ($244M), Fish Fillets ($7.6M), and Cocoa Beans ($7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $161M in 2017 to $265M in 2022.

In 2017, Italy exported $74.1M to Uganda. The main products exported from Italy to Uganda were Rubberworking Machinery ($6.31M), Stone Processing Machines ($5.11M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.79M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.91%, from $81.6M in 2022 to $74.1M in 2017.

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to Italy (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Italy (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda (Flag) and Italy (Flag)

Uganda Exports

Italy Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$78.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Italy included Kenya ($312M), Burundi ($71.8M), and Rwanda ($52.1M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Uganda included Germany ($78.5B), United States ($68.2B), and France ($63.8B).

Difference in imports from Italy (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Italy

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Vegetable Products ($245M), Foodstuffs ($8.39M), and Animal Products ($7.69M).

During 2017, Italy had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($35.4M), Chemical Products ($11.9M), and Paper Goods ($5.56M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Sort By
Top Product Potential Uganda Italy+$4.88MFish Fillets
Top Product Potential Italy Uganda+$5.74MPackaged 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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Uganda (Flag) and Italy (Flag) (2022)

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