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21%CURRENT US$
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About

Uganda-Nigeria Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $4.61M to Nigeria. The main products that Uganda exported to Nigeria were Raw Tobacco ($2.76M), Packaged Medicaments ($835k), and Asbestos Fibres ($469k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 0.93%, from $4.4M in 2017 to $4.61M in 2022.

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

Nigeria-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Nigeria exported $471k to Uganda. The main products that Nigeria exported to Uganda were Soap ($361k), Alcohol > 80% ABV ($105k), and Synthetic Filament Tow ($5.12k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.7%,  from $830k in 2017 to $471k in 2022.

In 2022, Nigeria 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, Nigeria ranked 127 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.67), and 51 in total exports ($70.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Uganda exported $4.61M to Nigeria. The main products exported from Uganda to Nigeria were Raw Tobacco ($2.76M), Packaged Medicaments ($835k), and Asbestos Fibres ($469k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 0.93%, from $4.4M in 2017 to $4.61M in 2022.

In 2017, Nigeria exported $471k to Uganda. The main products exported from Nigeria to Uganda were Soap ($361k), Alcohol > 80% ABV ($105k), and Synthetic Filament Tow ($5.12k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.7%, from $830k in 2022 to $471k in 2017.

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to Nigeria (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Nigeria (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag)

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B
Nigeria
Top Destination
Spain$9.41B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nigeria than Uganda included Spain ($9.41B), India ($8.2B), and France ($4.95B).

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

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Nigeria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Uganda had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Foodstuffs ($2.76M), Chemical Products ($835k), and Stone And Glass ($469k).

During 2017, Nigeria had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Chemical Products ($361k), Foodstuffs ($105k), and Textiles ($5.12k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Uganda Nigeria+$1.13MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Nigeria Uganda+$50.3kSoap

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

Product Space of Uganda (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag) (2022)

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