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About

United States-Uganda Trade: In 2023, United States exported $220M to Uganda. The main products that United States exported to Uganda were Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($24.7M), Petroleum Gas ($23.5M), and Electric Motor Parts ($17.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 12.4%, from $122M in 2018 to $220M in 2023.

In 2023, United States did not export any services to Uganda.

Uganda-United States Trade: In 2023, Uganda exported $132M to United States. The main products that Uganda exported to United States were Coffee ($58.2M), Vanilla ($16.2M), and Casein ($13.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 14.6%,  from $66.9M in 2018 to $132M in 2023.

In 2023, Uganda did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Uganda ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.62), and 116 in total exports ($7.12B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Samsung (3) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Uganda to the United States. Conversely, Other (3) were notable for importing products to Uganda from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United States exported $220M to Uganda. The main products exported from United States to Uganda were Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($24.7M), Petroleum Gas ($23.5M), and Electric Motor Parts ($17.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 12.4%, from $122M in 2018 to $220M in 2023.

In 2018, Uganda exported $132M to United States. The main products exported from Uganda to United States were Coffee ($58.2M), Vanilla ($16.2M), and Casein ($13.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 14.6%, from $66.9M in 2023 to $132M in 2018.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$269B
Uganda
Top Destination
India$1.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Uganda included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Uganda than United States included South Sudan ($536M), Rwanda ($280M), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($411M).

Difference in imports from Uganda (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Uganda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($55.4M), Transportation ($36M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($28.3M).

During 2018, Uganda had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Vegetable Products ($82.9M), Chemical Products ($15.6M), and Mineral Products ($11.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Uganda+$17.8MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Uganda United States+$60.4MCoffee

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

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2023)

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