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About

Uganda-Jamaica Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $23.2k to Jamaica. The main products that Uganda exported to Jamaica were Railway Cargo Containers ($2.21k), Insulated Wire ($1.96k), and Liquid Pumps ($1.81k). Over the past 6 years the exports of Uganda to Jamaica have increased at an annualized rate of 36.6%, from $3.57k in 2016 to $23.2k in 2022.

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

Jamaica-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Jamaica exported $66.8k to Uganda. The main products that Jamaica exported to Uganda were N/A. Over the past 6 years the exports of Jamaica to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 46.4%,  from $9.93k in 2016 to $66.8k in 2022.

In 2022, Jamaica 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, Jamaica ranked 72 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.17), and 145 in total exports ($1.95B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Uganda exported $23.2k to Jamaica. The main products exported from Uganda to Jamaica were Railway Cargo Containers ($2.21k), Insulated Wire ($1.96k), and Liquid Pumps ($1.81k). During the last 6 years the exports of Uganda to Jamaica have increased at an annualized rate of 36.6%, from $3.57k in 2016 to $23.2k in 2022.

In 2016, Jamaica exported $66.8k to Uganda. There were not main exports from Jamaica to Uganda in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 46.4%, from $9.93k in 2021 to $66.8k in 2016.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B
Jamaica
Top Destination
United States$1.11B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Jamaica than Uganda included United States ($1.11B), Russia ($99.7M), and Canada ($81M).

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Jamaica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with Jamaica in the exports of Machines ($15.5k), Metals ($3.08k), and Transportation ($2.21k).

During 2016, Jamaica had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Uganda Jamaica+$3.88kComputers
Top Product Potential Jamaica Uganda+$1.98kRefined 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 Jamaica. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Uganda indicates it has a comparative advantage over Jamaica. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Jamaica indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uganda.

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

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