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About

Vietnam-Uganda Trade: In 2023, Vietnam exported $50.7M to Uganda. The main products that Vietnam exported to Uganda were Bedspreads ($12.8M), Animal Food ($10.8M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($4.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Vietnam to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 24.3%, from $17.1M in 2018 to $50.7M in 2023.

In 2023, Vietnam did not export any services to Uganda.

Uganda-Vietnam Trade: In 2023, Uganda exported $10.1M to Vietnam. The main products that Uganda exported to Vietnam were Scrap Plastic ($3M), Coffee ($2.21M), and Bran ($2.15M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Vietnam have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.9%,  from $36.8M in 2018 to $10.1M in 2023.

In 2023, Uganda did not export any services to Vietnam.

Comparison: In 2023,  Vietnam ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.067), and 15 in total exports ($424B). That same year, Uganda ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.62), and 116 in total exports ($7.12B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Vietnam exported $50.7M to Uganda. The main products exported from Vietnam to Uganda were Bedspreads ($12.8M), Animal Food ($10.8M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($4.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Vietnam to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 24.3%, from $17.1M in 2018 to $50.7M in 2023.

In 2018, Uganda exported $10.1M to Vietnam. The main products exported from Uganda to Vietnam were Scrap Plastic ($3M), Coffee ($2.21M), and Bran ($2.15M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Vietnam have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $36.8M in 2023 to $10.1M in 2018.

Exports from Vietnam (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to Vietnam (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Vietnam (Flag) and Uganda (Flag)

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Vietnam
Top Destination
United States$118B
Uganda
Top Destination
India$1.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Vietnam than Uganda included United States ($118B), China ($85.7B), and Japan ($25.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Uganda than Vietnam included South Sudan ($536M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($411M), and Kenya ($439M).

Difference in imports from Uganda (Flag) and Vietnam (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Vietnam - Uganda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Vietnam had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($13.5M), Textiles ($13.2M), and Foodstuffs ($10.9M).

During 2018, Uganda had a large net trade with Vietnam in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($3.04M), Textiles ($2.45M), and Vegetable Products ($2.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Vietnam Uganda+$934kTelephones
Top Product Potential Uganda Vietnam+$1.48MCoffee

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

Product Space of Vietnam (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2023)

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