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About

Uganda-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $20.6M to United Kingdom. The main products that Uganda exported to United Kingdom were Bananas ($3.68M), Coffee ($3.67M), and Cut Flowers ($2.92M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.25%, from $25.6M in 2017 to $20.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Uganda did not export any services to United Kingdom.

United Kingdom-Uganda Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $60.5M to Uganda. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Uganda were Packaged Medicaments ($5.32M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.94M), and Cars ($4.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.38%,  from $71.9M in 2017 to $60.5M in 2022.

In 2022, United Kingdom 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, United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Uganda exported $20.6M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Uganda to United Kingdom were Bananas ($3.68M), Coffee ($3.67M), and Cut Flowers ($2.92M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.25%, from $25.6M in 2017 to $20.6M in 2022.

In 2017, United Kingdom exported $60.5M to Uganda. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Uganda were Packaged Medicaments ($5.32M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.94M), and Cars ($4.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.38%, from $71.9M in 2022 to $60.5M in 2017.

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag)

Uganda Exports

United Kingdom Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$61.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than United Kingdom included Burundi ($71.8M), Rwanda ($52.1M), and Central African Republic ($5.18M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Uganda included United States ($61.8B), Netherlands ($41.9B), and Germany ($40.6B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - United Kingdom

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Vegetable Products ($18.9M), Plastics and Rubbers ($415k), and Textiles ($207k).

During 2017, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($16M), Chemical Products ($14.7M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($8.14M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Uganda United Kingdom+$7.29MCoffee
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Uganda+$6.79MPackaged 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 United Kingdom. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Uganda indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Kingdom. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Kingdom indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uganda.

Product Space of Uganda (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

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