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$48.8BCURRENT US$
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68.7%CURRENT US$
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$3.57TCURRENT US$
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92.1%CURRENT US$
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$1,002CURRENT US$
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22.5%CURRENT US$
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$2,481CURRENT US$
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73.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Uganda-India Trade: In 2023, Uganda exported $1.5B to India. The main products that Uganda exported to India were Gold ($1.42B), Coffee ($56.1M), and Cocoa Beans ($9.42M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to India have increased at an annualized rate of 113%, from $34.3M in 2018 to $1.5B in 2023.

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

India-Uganda Trade: In 2023, India exported $1.23B to Uganda. The main products that India exported to Uganda were Packaged Medicaments ($225M), Refined Petroleum ($160M), and Motorcycles and cycles ($130M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 8.3%,  from $824M in 2018 to $1.23B in 2023.

In 2023, India 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, India ranked 39 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.65), and 12 in total exports ($441B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Uganda exported $1.5B to India. The main products exported from Uganda to India were Gold ($1.42B), Coffee ($56.1M), and Cocoa Beans ($9.42M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to India have increased at an annualized rate of 113%, from $34.3M in 2018 to $1.5B in 2023.

In 2018, India exported $1.23B to Uganda. The main products exported from India to Uganda were Packaged Medicaments ($225M), Refined Petroleum ($160M), and Motorcycles and cycles ($130M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 8.3%, from $824M in 2023 to $1.23B in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda (Flag) and India (Flag)

Uganda Exports

India Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top Destination
India$1.5B
India
Top Destination
United States$85.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Uganda than India included South Sudan ($536M), Rwanda ($280M), and Burundi ($70M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from India than Uganda included United States ($85.5B), United Arab Emirates ($28.8B), and China ($18.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - India

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Uganda had a large net trade with India in the exports of Precious Metals ($1.42B), Vegetable Products ($61.6M), and Foodstuffs ($9.42M).

During 2018, India had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Chemical Products ($372M), Machines ($213M), and Transportation ($175M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Uganda India+$255MGold
Top Product Potential India Uganda+$16.5MPackaged 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 India. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Uganda indicates it has a comparative advantage over India. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of India indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uganda.

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

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