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6.86%CURRENT US$
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9.11%CURRENT US$
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About

Italy-Uganda Trade: In 2023, Italy exported $87.9M to Uganda. The main products that Italy exported to Uganda were Washing and Bottling Machines ($7.45M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($6.09M), and Other Heating Machinery ($4.46M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 1.51%, from $81.6M in 2018 to $87.9M in 2023.

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

Uganda-Italy Trade: In 2023, Uganda exported $294M to Italy. The main products that Uganda exported to Italy were Coffee ($259M), Fish Fillets ($11.5M), and Cocoa Beans ($10.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 15.8%,  from $141M in 2018 to $294M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Italy ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 6 in total exports ($638B). 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, Italy exported $87.9M to Uganda. The main products exported from Italy to Uganda were Washing and Bottling Machines ($7.45M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($6.09M), and Other Heating Machinery ($4.46M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 1.51%, from $81.6M in 2018 to $87.9M in 2023.

In 2018, Uganda exported $294M to Italy. The main products exported from Uganda to Italy were Coffee ($259M), Fish Fillets ($11.5M), and Cocoa Beans ($10.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 15.8%, from $141M in 2023 to $294M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$71.4B
Uganda
Top Destination
India$1.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Italy than Uganda included Germany ($71.4B), United States ($70.9B), and France ($61.1B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Italy - Uganda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Italy had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($45.4M), Chemical Products ($14.9M), and Transportation ($5.17M).

During 2018, Uganda had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Vegetable Products ($261M), Foodstuffs ($12.1M), and Animal Products ($11.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Italy Uganda+$5.74MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Uganda Italy+$4.88MFish Fillets

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

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

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