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About

Uganda-Burundi Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $71.8M to Burundi. The main products that Uganda exported to Burundi were Raw Sugar ($12.9M), Processed Tobacco ($8.26M), and Plastic Lids ($8.04M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Burundi have increased at an annualized rate of 8.62%, from $47.5M in 2017 to $71.8M in 2022.

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

Burundi-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Burundi exported $2.86M to Uganda. The main products that Burundi exported to Uganda were Coffee ($2.01M), Refined Petroleum ($305k), and Molasses ($126k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burundi to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.43%,  from $4.45M in 2017 to $2.86M in 2022.

In 2022, Burundi 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, Burundi ranked 190 in total exports ($187M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Uganda exported $71.8M to Burundi. The main products exported from Uganda to Burundi were Raw Sugar ($12.9M), Processed Tobacco ($8.26M), and Plastic Lids ($8.04M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Burundi have increased at an annualized rate of 8.62%, from $47.5M in 2017 to $71.8M in 2022.

In 2017, Burundi exported $2.86M to Uganda. The main products exported from Burundi to Uganda were Coffee ($2.01M), Refined Petroleum ($305k), and Molasses ($126k). During the last 5 years the exports of Burundi to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.43%, from $4.45M in 2022 to $2.86M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda (Flag) and Burundi (Flag)

Uganda Exports

Burundi Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B
Burundi
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$59.9M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Burundi included United Arab Emirates ($1.22B), India ($464M), and Hong Kong ($350M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Burundi than Uganda included Sudan ($9.21M), Oman ($4.43M), and Thailand ($4.07M).

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Burundi

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with Burundi in the exports of Foodstuffs ($25.9M), Chemical Products ($9.79M), and Metals ($9.62M).

During 2017, Burundi had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Vegetable Products ($2.11M), Mineral Products ($305k), and Machines ($160k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Burundi+$81.6kUnglazed Ceramics
Top Product Potential Burundi Uganda+$194kRefined Petroleum

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

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

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