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Exports $196MRnk 92 / 211
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Top Product $85.4MCars
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Exports $9.93MRnk 35 / 127
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Top Product $6.3MCoffee
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 2.07Rnk 1 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.85Rnk 105 / 133
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GDP$4.23TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-32.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH66.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-31.2%CURRENT US$
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About

Japan-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $196M to Uganda. The main products that Japan exported to Uganda were Cars ($85.4M), Hot-Rolled Iron ($47.6M), and Delivery Trucks ($35.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.1%, from $334M in 2017 to $196M in 2022.

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

Uganda-Japan Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $9.93M to Japan. The main products that Uganda exported to Japan were Coffee ($6.3M), Other Mineral ($825k), and Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($765k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.79%,  from $14.1M in 2017 to $9.93M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B). That same year, Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

About

Overview In August 2024, Japan exported ¥4.6B and imported ¥464M from Uganda, resulting in a positive trade balance of ¥4.13B. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Japan have increased by ¥2.42B (112%) from ¥2.17B to ¥4.6B, while imports increased by ¥185M (66.7%) from ¥278M to ¥464M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of Japan to Uganda were Cars (¥744M), Delivery Trucks (¥265M), Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥111M), Other Agricultural Machinery (¥53.5M), and Hot-Rolled Iron (¥43.6M). In August 2024 the top imports of Japan from Uganda were Precious Metal Scraps (¥90.3M), Coffee (¥40.9M), Other Mineral (¥12.6M), Fish Fillets (¥9.33M), and Cut Flowers (¥8.2M).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of Japan were mainly from Ōita (¥1.46B), Kanagawa (¥1.1B), Aichi (¥773M), Osaka (¥424M), and Hyōgo (¥198M), while imports destinations were mainly Kanagawa (¥335M), Hyōgo (¥62.4M), Tokyo (¥29.8M), Chiba (¥18.3M), and Osaka (¥11.7M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in Japan's year-by-year exports to Uganda was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Cars (¥325M or 77.6%), Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥52.3M or 88.7%), and Spark-Ignition Engines (¥22.3M or 2.75k%). In August 2024, the increase in Japan's year-by-year imports  from Uganda was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Precious Metal Scraps (¥29.2M or 47.7%), Cut Flowers (¥729k or 9.75%), and Trunks and Cases (¥590k or 127%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)¥2.42B(112%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)¥185M(66.7%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Ōita¥1.46B

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Japan. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Japan over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Japan exported $196M to Uganda. The main products exported from Japan to Uganda were Cars ($85.4M), Hot-Rolled Iron ($47.6M), and Delivery Trucks ($35.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.1%, from $334M in 2017 to $196M in 2022.

In 2017, Uganda exported $9.93M to Japan. The main products exported from Uganda to Japan were Coffee ($6.3M), Other Mineral ($825k), and Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($765k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.79%, from $14.1M in 2022 to $9.93M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B
Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Uganda included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Japan included Burundi ($71.8M) and Rwanda ($52.1M).

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - Uganda

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Transportation ($126M), Metals ($47.8M), and Machines ($9.45M).

During 2017, Uganda had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Vegetable Products ($7.57M), Mineral Products ($1.59M), and Animal Products ($449k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Uganda+$13.2MCars
Top Product Potential Uganda Japan+$9.01MCoffee

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

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

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