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About

Uganda-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $350M to Hong Kong. The main products that Uganda exported to Hong Kong were Gold ($305M), Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($44.4M), and Telephones ($449k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 31.5%, from $89M in 2017 to $350M in 2022.

In 2022, Uganda did not export any services to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $26.6M to Uganda. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Uganda were Broadcasting Equipment ($15.4M), Computers ($4.26M), and Other Office Machines ($2.24M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 1.62%,  from $18.6M in 2017 to $26.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Hong Kong 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, Hong Kong ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.18), and 39 in total exports ($113B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Uganda exported $350M to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Uganda to Hong Kong were Gold ($305M), Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($44.4M), and Telephones ($449k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 31.5%, from $89M in 2017 to $350M in 2022.

In 2017, Hong Kong exported $26.6M to Uganda. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Uganda were Broadcasting Equipment ($15.4M), Computers ($4.26M), and Other Office Machines ($2.24M). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 1.62%, from $18.6M in 2022 to $26.6M in 2017.

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Hong Kong (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda (Flag) and Hong Kong (Flag)

Uganda Exports

Hong Kong Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B
Hong Kong
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Hong Kong included Kenya ($312M), Burundi ($71.8M), and Tanzania ($135M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Uganda included China ($23.4B), India ($14.3B), and Netherlands ($6.56B).

Difference in imports from Hong Kong (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Hong Kong

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Precious Metals ($305M), Animal Products ($44.5M), and Machines ($472k).

During 2017, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($23.9M), Instruments ($1.34M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($462k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Uganda Hong Kong+$99.2MGold
Top Product Potential Hong Kong Uganda+$7.75MTelephones

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

Product Space of Uganda (Flag) and Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

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