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About

Portugal-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Portugal exported $5.27M to Uganda. The main products that Portugal exported to Uganda were Kraft Paper ($731k), Special purpose motor vehicles ($627k), and Excavation Machinery ($527k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Portugal to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.15%, from $7.63M in 2017 to $5.27M in 2022.

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

Uganda-Portugal Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $30.9M to Portugal. The main products that Uganda exported to Portugal were Coffee ($19.8M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($4.93M), and Raw Cotton ($3.77M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 1.04%,  from $29.4M in 2017 to $30.9M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Portugal ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 48 in total exports ($81.7B). That same year, Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Portugal exported $5.27M to Uganda. The main products exported from Portugal to Uganda were Kraft Paper ($731k), Special purpose motor vehicles ($627k), and Excavation Machinery ($527k). During the last 5 years the exports of Portugal to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.15%, from $7.63M in 2017 to $5.27M in 2022.

In 2017, Uganda exported $30.9M to Portugal. The main products exported from Uganda to Portugal were Coffee ($19.8M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($4.93M), and Raw Cotton ($3.77M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 1.04%, from $29.4M in 2022 to $30.9M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Portugal
Top Destination
Spain$20.5B
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Portugal than Uganda included Spain ($20.5B), France ($9.49B), and Germany ($8.76B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Portugal included United Arab Emirates ($1.22B), Kenya ($312M), and India ($464M).

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

Comparative Advantage Portugal - Uganda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Portugal had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($1.79M), Paper Goods ($817k), and Transportation ($754k).

During 2017, Uganda had a large net trade with Portugal in the exports of Vegetable Products ($20.4M), Animal Products ($6.58M), and Textiles ($3.77M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Portugal Uganda+$425kCentrifuges
Top Product Potential Uganda Portugal+$3.56MCoffee

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

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

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