Uganda (UGA) and Australia (AUS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Uganda-Australia Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $6.33M to Australia. The main products that Uganda exported to Australia were Coffee ($4.07M), Vanilla ($1.53M), and Other Mineral ($277k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 21.8%, from $2.36M in 2017 to $6.33M in 2022.

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

Australia-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Australia exported $30M to Uganda. The main products that Australia exported to Uganda were Wheat ($28.9M), Other Edible Preparations ($175k), and Tensile Testing Machines ($140k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 11.6%, from $17.3M in 2017 to $30M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B). That same year, Australia ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 16 in total exports ($424B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Uganda exported $6.33M to Australia. The main products exported from Uganda to Australia were Coffee ($4.07M), Vanilla ($1.53M), and Other Mineral ($277k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 21.8%, from $2.36M in 2017 to $6.33M in 2022.

In 2017, Australia exported $30M to Uganda. The main products exported from Australia to Uganda were Wheat ($28.9M), Other Edible Preparations ($175k), and Tensile Testing Machines ($140k). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 11.6%, from $17.3M in 2022 to $30M in 2017.

Exports from Uganda () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Uganda () (2022)

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Trade between Uganda () and Australia ()

Uganda Exports

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Australia Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B

Australia
Top DestinationChina$123B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Australia included Kenya ($312M), Burundi ($71.8M), and Tanzania ($135M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Australia than Uganda included China ($123B), Japan ($80.1B), and South Korea ($41B).

Difference in imports from Australia () and Uganda () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Australia

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($5.98M), Mineral Products ($277k), and Machines ($40.3k).

During 2017, Australia had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Vegetable Products ($29M), Instruments ($226k), and Chemical Products ($202k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Australia+$4.76MCoffee

Top Product Potential Australia Uganda+$272kOther Edible Preparations

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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Uganda and Australia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Uganda indicates it has a comparative advantage over Australia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Australia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uganda.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Uganda () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Uganda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda () and Australia ()

Uganda Exports

Australia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Australia () and Uganda () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Australia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Uganda () and Australia () (2022)

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