Uganda (UGA) and Belgium (BEL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Uganda-Belgium Trade: In 2023, Uganda exported $19.4M to Belgium. The main products that Uganda exported to Belgium were Coffee ($8.16M), Vegetable Saps ($2.57M), and Fish Fillets ($2.53M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.7%, from $54.5M in 2018 to $19.4M in 2023.

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

Belgium-Uganda Trade: In 2023, Belgium exported $124M to Uganda. The main products that Belgium exported to Uganda were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($61.2M), Animal Food ($21.4M), and Packaged Medicaments ($8.62M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%, from $66.1M in 2018 to $124M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Uganda ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.62), and 116 in total exports ($7.12B). That same year, Belgium ranked 20 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.23), and 13 in total exports ($437B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Uganda exported $19.4M to Belgium. The main products exported from Uganda to Belgium were Coffee ($8.16M), Vegetable Saps ($2.57M), and Fish Fillets ($2.53M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.7%, from $54.5M in 2018 to $19.4M in 2023.

In 2018, Belgium exported $124M to Uganda. The main products exported from Belgium to Uganda were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($61.2M), Animal Food ($21.4M), and Packaged Medicaments ($8.62M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%, from $66.1M in 2023 to $124M in 2018.

Exports from Uganda () to Belgium () (2023)

Exports from Belgium () to Uganda () (2023)

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Trade between Uganda () and Belgium ()

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Uganda
Top DestinationIndia$1.5B

Belgium
Top DestinationFrance$85.6B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Uganda than Belgium included South Sudan ($536M), Kenya ($439M), and Rwanda ($280M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Belgium than Uganda included France ($85.6B), Netherlands ($67.3B), and Germany ($60.8B).

Difference in imports from Belgium () and Uganda () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Belgium

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

During 2023, Uganda had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Vegetable Products ($13M), Animal Products ($2.55M), and Foodstuffs ($2M).

During 2018, Belgium had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Chemical Products ($75.8M), Foodstuffs ($23.8M), and Machines ($8M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Belgium+$9.89MCoffee

Top Product Potential Belgium Uganda+$4.19MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Uganda () to Belgium () (2023)

Exports from Belgium () to Uganda () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda () and Belgium ()

Uganda Exports

Belgium Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Belgium () and Uganda () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Belgium

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Uganda () and Belgium () (2023)

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