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Uganda-Germany Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $147M to Germany. The main products that Uganda exported to Germany were Coffee ($121M), Other Oily Seeds ($7.17M), and Vanilla ($3.33M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 9.02%, from $95.4M in 2017 to $147M in 2022.

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

Germany-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $123M to Uganda. The main products that Germany exported to Uganda were Other Plastic Products ($16.5M), Other Edible Preparations ($8.93M), and Washing and Bottling Machines ($7.52M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.52%, from $126M in 2017 to $123M in 2022.

In 2022, Germany 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, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Uganda exported $147M to Germany. The main products exported from Uganda to Germany were Coffee ($121M), Other Oily Seeds ($7.17M), and Vanilla ($3.33M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 9.02%, from $95.4M in 2017 to $147M in 2022.

In 2017, Germany exported $123M to Uganda. The main products exported from Germany to Uganda were Other Plastic Products ($16.5M), Other Edible Preparations ($8.93M), and Washing and Bottling Machines ($7.52M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.52%, from $126M in 2022 to $123M in 2017.

Exports from Uganda () to Germany () (2022)

Exports from Germany () to Uganda () (2022)

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Trade between Uganda () and Germany ()

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Germany Exports

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Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B

Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Uganda included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and China ($109B).

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Germany

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Vegetable Products ($139M), Foodstuffs ($2.44M), and Textiles ($1.56M).

During 2017, Germany had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($35.1M), Plastics and Rubbers ($20M), and Chemical Products ($18.1M).

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

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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.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Uganda () to Germany () (2022)

Exports from Germany () to Uganda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda () and Germany ()

Uganda Exports

Germany Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Germany

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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