Uganda (UGA) and Egypt (EGY) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Uganda-Egypt Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $18.5M to Egypt. The main products that Uganda exported to Egypt were Butter ($8.39M), Coffee ($5.48M), and Raw Tobacco ($3.93M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 81.8%, from $929k in 2017 to $18.5M in 2022.

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

Egypt-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $88.2M to Uganda. The main products that Egypt exported to Uganda were Animal Food ($9.5M), Cement ($8.07M), and Pasta ($8.06M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 1.62%, from $77.6M in 2017 to $88.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Egypt 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, Egypt ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.1), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Uganda exported $18.5M to Egypt. The main products exported from Uganda to Egypt were Butter ($8.39M), Coffee ($5.48M), and Raw Tobacco ($3.93M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 81.8%, from $929k in 2017 to $18.5M in 2022.

In 2017, Egypt exported $88.2M to Uganda. The main products exported from Egypt to Uganda were Animal Food ($9.5M), Cement ($8.07M), and Pasta ($8.06M). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 1.62%, from $77.6M in 2022 to $88.2M in 2017.

Exports from Uganda () to Egypt () (2022)

Exports from Egypt () to Uganda () (2022)

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Trade between Uganda () and Egypt ()

Uganda Exports

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Egypt Exports

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Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B

Egypt
Top DestinationTurkey$4.23B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Egypt included Hong Kong ($350M), Burundi ($71.8M), and Tanzania ($135M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than Uganda included Turkey ($4.23B), Italy ($3.32B), and United States ($3.21B).

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Egypt

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Animal Products ($8.39M), Vegetable Products ($6.12M), and Foodstuffs ($3.93M).

During 2017, Egypt had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Foodstuffs ($22.5M), Plastics and Rubbers ($16.3M), and Chemical Products ($13.5M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Egypt+$4.7MCoffee

Top Product Potential Egypt Uganda+$1.59MPackaged 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 Egypt. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Uganda indicates it has a comparative advantage over Egypt. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Egypt indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uganda.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Uganda () to Egypt () (2022)

Exports from Egypt () to Uganda () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda () and Egypt ()

Uganda Exports

Egypt Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Egypt

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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