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Uganda-Somalia Trade: In 2021, Uganda exported $2.79M to Somalia. The main products that Uganda exported to Somalia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Somalia have increased at an annualized rate of 112%, from $65k in 2016 to $2.79M in 2021.

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

Somalia-Uganda Trade: In 2021, Somalia exported $671k to Uganda. The main products that Somalia exported to Uganda were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Somalia to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 225%, from $1.86k in 2016 to $671k in 2021.

In 2021, Somalia 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, Somalia ranked 167 in total exports ($569M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Trade

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In 2021, Uganda exported $2.79M to Somalia. There were not main exports from Uganda to Somalia in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Somalia have increased at an annualized rate of 112%, from $65k in 2016 to $2.79M in 2021.

In 2016, Somalia exported $671k to Uganda. There were not main exports from Somalia to Uganda in 2016. During the last 21 years the exports of Somalia to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 225%, from $1.86k in 1995 to $671k in 2016.

Exports from Uganda () to Somalia () (2021)

Exports from Somalia () to Uganda () (2021)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda () and Somalia ()

Uganda Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B

Somalia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$283M

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Somalia than Uganda included Oman ($173M), Bulgaria ($18.5M), and Kuwait ($13.5M).

Difference in imports from Somalia () and Uganda () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Somalia

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

During 2021, Uganda had a large net trade with Somalia in the exports of .

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

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Somalia+$2.57kRaw Sugar

Top Product Potential Somalia Uganda+$1.82kGold

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Uganda () to Somalia () (2021)

Exports from Somalia () to Uganda () (2021)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda () and Somalia ()

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Somalia () and Uganda () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Somalia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Uganda () and Somalia () (2021)

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