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2022
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Exports $18.6MRnk 24 / 127
2022
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Top Product $9.4MPackaged Medicaments
2022
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Exports $110MRnk 69 / 214
2022
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Top Product $12.4MElectric Batteries
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.85Rnk 105 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.076Rnk 59 / 133
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GDP$45.6BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH66.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$406BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH-6.57%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $964CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH21%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$6,776CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-17.1%CURRENT US$
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Uganda-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $18.6M to South Africa. The main products that Uganda exported to South Africa were Packaged Medicaments ($9.4M), Coffee ($5.09M), and Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($1.53M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 16.5%, from $8.66M in 2017 to $18.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Uganda did not export any services to South Africa.

South Africa-Uganda Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $110M to Uganda. The main products that South Africa exported to Uganda were Electric Batteries ($12.4M), Delivery Trucks ($10.8M), and Pesticides ($7.26M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.49%,  from $172M in 2017 to $110M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa 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, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Uganda exported $18.6M to South Africa. The main products exported from Uganda to South Africa were Packaged Medicaments ($9.4M), Coffee ($5.09M), and Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($1.53M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 16.5%, from $8.66M in 2017 to $18.6M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $110M to Uganda. The main products exported from South Africa to Uganda were Electric Batteries ($12.4M), Delivery Trucks ($10.8M), and Pesticides ($7.26M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.49%, from $172M in 2022 to $110M in 2017.

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Uganda Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B
South Africa
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than South Africa included Burundi ($71.8M), Central African Republic ($5.18M), and Tunisia ($27.5M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Uganda included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Germany ($9.96B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Chemical Products ($9.52M), Vegetable Products ($7.3M), and Foodstuffs ($563k).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($31.2M), Transportation ($15.9M), and Chemical Products ($15M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda South Africa+$3.52MCoffee
Top Product Potential South Africa Uganda+$4.77MDelivery Trucks

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 South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Uganda indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uganda.

Product Space of Uganda (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

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