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2023
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Exports $214MRnk 9 / 158
2023
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Top Product $149MCoffee
2023
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Exports $166MRnk 120 / 220
2023
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Top Product $13.2MDocuments of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.62Rnk 91 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.79Rnk 5 / 132
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GDP$48.8BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH68.7%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$4.53TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH18.8%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC $1,002CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH22.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$54,343CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH15.1%CURRENT US$
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Uganda-Germany Trade: In 2023, Uganda exported $214M to Germany. The main products that Uganda exported to Germany were Coffee ($149M), Refined Petroleum ($26.9M), and Other Oily Seeds ($11M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 12.4%, from $119M in 2018 to $214M in 2023.

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

Germany-Uganda Trade: In 2023, Germany exported $166M to Uganda. The main products that Germany exported to Uganda were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($13.2M), Other Plastic Products ($11.9M), and Scented Mixtures ($10M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 4.08%,  from $136M in 2018 to $166M in 2023.

In 2023, Germany 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, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.79), and 3 in total exports ($1.57T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Uganda exported $214M to Germany. The main products exported from Uganda to Germany were Coffee ($149M), Refined Petroleum ($26.9M), and Other Oily Seeds ($11M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 12.4%, from $119M in 2018 to $214M in 2023.

In 2018, Germany exported $166M to Uganda. The main products exported from Germany to Uganda were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($13.2M), Other Plastic Products ($11.9M), and Scented Mixtures ($10M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 4.08%, from $136M in 2023 to $166M in 2018.

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

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

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Trade between Uganda (Flag) and Germany (Flag)

Uganda Exports

Germany Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top DestinationIndia$1.5B
Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$157B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Germany than Uganda included United States ($157B), France ($118B), and Netherlands ($108B).

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Germany

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Uganda had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Vegetable Products ($171M), Mineral Products ($29.4M), and Transportation ($5.15M).

During 2018, Germany had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($44M), Chemical Products ($28.7M), and Transportation ($22.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Germany+$32.4MCoffee
Top Product Potential Germany Uganda+$7.17MPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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