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$45.6BCURRENT US$
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66.8%CURRENT US$
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$20.7BCURRENT US$
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20.8%CURRENT US$
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$964CURRENT US$
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21%CURRENT US$
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$1,267CURRENT US$
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About

Uganda-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $614k to Zimbabwe. The main products that Uganda exported to Zimbabwe were Other Measuring Instruments ($116k), Electric Furnaces ($97.3k), and Raw Tobacco ($96.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 64.4%, from $51.1k in 2017 to $614k in 2022.

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

Zimbabwe-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $23.4k to Uganda. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Uganda were Apples and Pears ($8.29k), Medical Instruments ($7.53k), and Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials ($4.69k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 50.9%,  from $818k in 2017 to $23.4k in 2022.

In 2022, Zimbabwe 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, Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Uganda exported $614k to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Uganda to Zimbabwe were Other Measuring Instruments ($116k), Electric Furnaces ($97.3k), and Raw Tobacco ($96.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 64.4%, from $51.1k in 2017 to $614k in 2022.

In 2017, Zimbabwe exported $23.4k to Uganda. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Uganda were Apples and Pears ($8.29k), Medical Instruments ($7.53k), and Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials ($4.69k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 50.9%, from $818k in 2022 to $23.4k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda (Flag) and Zimbabwe (Flag)

Uganda Exports

Zimbabwe Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Zimbabwe included India ($464M), Hong Kong ($350M), and Kenya ($312M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Uganda included United Arab Emirates ($4.78B), South Africa ($1.47B), and China ($625M).

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Zimbabwe

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Instruments ($181k), Machines ($176k), and Foodstuffs ($96.7k).

During 2017, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Vegetable Products ($8.29k), Instruments ($7.53k), and Textiles ($7.43k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Zimbabwe+$3.52kGold
Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Uganda+$2.48kGold

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

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

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