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About

Uganda-Iran Trade: In 2021, Uganda exported $674k to Iran. The main products that Uganda exported to Iran were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 64.5%, from $55.9k in 2016 to $674k in 2021.

In 2021, Uganda did not export any services to Iran.

Iran-Uganda Trade: In 2021, Iran exported $3.01M to Uganda. The main products that Iran exported to Uganda were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 27.9%,  from $15.4M in 2016 to $3.01M in 2021.

In 2021, Iran 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, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2021, Uganda exported $674k to Iran. There were not main exports from Uganda to Iran in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 64.5%, from $55.9k in 2016 to $674k in 2021.

In 2016, Iran exported $3.01M to Uganda. There were not main exports from Iran to Uganda in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 27.9%, from $15.4M in 2021 to $3.01M in 2016.

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2021)

Exports from Iran (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2021)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda (Flag) and Iran (Flag)

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Iran included United Arab Emirates ($1.22B), Hong Kong ($350M), and Kenya ($312M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Uganda included China ($5.72B), Turkey ($3.17B), and Kuwait ($960M).

Difference in imports from Iran (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Iran

Flow
Scale

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

During 2021, Uganda had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of .

During 2016, Iran had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Iran+$3.34kRaw Sugar
Top Product Potential Iran Uganda+$3.08kEthylene Polymers

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

Product Space of Uganda (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2021)

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