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About

Russia-Uganda Trade: In 2023, Russia exported $202M to Uganda. The main products that Russia exported to Uganda were Wheat ($172M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($15.8M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($4.43M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 15.5%, from $98.4M in 2018 to $202M in 2023.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Uganda worth $9.23M, with Other business services ($8.39M), Communications services ($536k), and Computer and information services ($139k) being the largest in terms of value.

Uganda-Russia Trade: In 2023, Uganda exported $15.3M to Russia. The main products that Uganda exported to Russia were Coffee ($10.7M), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($4.3M), and Raw Tobacco ($95.6k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.47%,  from $12.9M in 2018 to $15.3M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Russia ranked 50 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.3), and 18 in total exports ($394B). 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, Russia exported $202M to Uganda. The main products exported from Russia to Uganda were Wheat ($172M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($15.8M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($4.43M). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 15.5%, from $98.4M in 2018 to $202M in 2023.

In 2018, Uganda exported $15.3M to Russia. The main products exported from Uganda to Russia were Coffee ($10.7M), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($4.3M), and Raw Tobacco ($95.6k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.47%, from $12.9M in 2023 to $15.3M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Russia
Top Destination
China$129B
Uganda
Top Destination
India$1.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Russia than Uganda included China ($129B), India ($66.1B), and Turkey ($31B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Uganda than Russia included South Sudan ($536M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($411M), and Rwanda ($280M).

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

Comparative Advantage Russia - Uganda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Russia had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Vegetable Products ($172M), Chemical Products ($24.9M), and Machines ($2.78M).

During 2018, Uganda had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($10.8M), Transportation ($4.3M), and Foodstuffs ($95.6k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Russia Uganda+$5.48kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Uganda Russia+$5.75kCoffee

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

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

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