Uganda2020 Economic Complexity : -0.97, Rank 99 of 127
2020 Product Exports | Imports: $5.87B | $7.94B, 108 of 226 | 110 of 226
2020 Per Capita Product Exports | Imports: $128 | $174, 190 of 219 | 205 of 219
2018 Service Exports | Imports : $1.97B | $2.54B, 85 of 125 | 84 of 125
Overview In 2020, Uganda was the number 92 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 108 in total exports, the number 110 in total imports, the number 179 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 99 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI).
Exports The top exports of Uganda are Gold ($3.47B), Coffee ($539M), Cocoa Beans ($101M), Raw Sugar ($71.2M), and Tea ($69M), exporting mostly to United Arab Emirates ($3.5B), Kenya ($401M), South Sudan ($357M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($265M), and Italy ($144M).
Imports The top imports of Uganda are Gold ($1.97B), Refined Petroleum ($651M), Palm Oil ($319M), Packaged Medicaments ($309M), and Delivery Trucks ($128M), importing mostly from China ($1.18B), Kenya ($940M), India ($797M), Tanzania ($734M), and United Arab Emirates ($518M).
Location Uganda borders Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Tanzania by land.
The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Uganda.
Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.
*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.
Data is presented based on data availability. Only countries using the Harmonic System (HS) are selected. Every source is shown using their own latest twelve months of data.
*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.
Top Export (2020): Gold, $3.47B
Top Destination (2020): United Arab Emirates, $1.18B
In 2020, Uganda exported a total of $5.87B, making it the number 108 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Uganda have changed by $3.48B from $2.39B in 2015 to $5.87B in 2020.
The most recent exports are led by Gold ($3.47B), Coffee ($539M), Cocoa Beans ($101M), Raw Sugar ($71.2M), and Tea ($69M). The most common destination for the exports of Uganda are United Arab Emirates ($3.5B), Kenya ($401M), South Sudan ($357M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($265M), and Italy ($144M).
Uganda Exports Services (2018): $1.97B
Uganda Imports Services (2018): $2.54B
In 2018, Uganda exported $1.97B worth of services. The top services exported by Uganda in 2018 were Personal travel ($880M), Government services, n.i.e. ($398M), Other business services ($195M), Transportation ($181M), and Business travel ($147M).
The top services imported by Uganda in 2018 were Transportation ($1.41B), Other business services ($718M), Personal travel ($137M), Construction services ($80M), and Insurance services ($74.4M).
Uganda has a high level of specialization in Cereal Flours (79.6), Coffee (49.9), Vanilla (40.4), Cocoa Beans (33.7), and Bran (28.2). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Uganda observed and expected exports in each product.
The highest complexity exports of Uganda according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Artificial filament tow (1.42), Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars (0.45), Paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers), excluding those of heading no. 3209, prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather (0.41), Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72 (0.14), and Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues (0.11). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.
The top export opportunities for Uganda according to the relatedness index, are Manganese Ore (0.19), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore (0.19), Crustaceans (0.17), Other Hides and Skins (0.16), and Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews (0.16). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Uganda is not specialized in.
The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.
The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.
During the last 12 years Uganda's economy has become relatively less complex, moving from the 85th to the 99th position in the ECI rank.
These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.
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