Uganda (UGA) and Philippines (PHL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Uganda-Philippines Trade: In 2023, Uganda exported $8.36k to Philippines. The main products that Uganda exported to Philippines were Transmissions ($1.84k), Oscilloscopes ($1.79k), and Plastic Lids ($1.18k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Philippines have decreased at an annualized rate of 48%, from $219k in 2018 to $8.36k in 2023.

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

Philippines-Uganda Trade: In 2023, Philippines exported $3.45M to Uganda. The main products that Philippines exported to Uganda were Office Machine Parts ($986k), Other Plastic Products ($458k), and Electrical Transformers ($339k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Philippines to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $2.01M in 2018 to $3.45M in 2023.

In 2023, Philippines 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, Philippines ranked 40 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.64), and 42 in total exports ($101B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Uganda exported $8.36k to Philippines. The main products exported from Uganda to Philippines were Transmissions ($1.84k), Oscilloscopes ($1.79k), and Plastic Lids ($1.18k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Philippines have decreased at an annualized rate of 48%, from $219k in 2018 to $8.36k in 2023.

In 2018, Philippines exported $3.45M to Uganda. The main products exported from Philippines to Uganda were Office Machine Parts ($986k), Other Plastic Products ($458k), and Electrical Transformers ($339k). During the last 5 years the exports of Philippines to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $2.01M in 2023 to $3.45M in 2018.

Exports from Uganda () to Philippines () (2023)

Exports from Philippines () to Uganda () (2023)

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Trade between Uganda () and Philippines ()

Uganda Exports

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Uganda
Top DestinationIndia$1.5B

Philippines
Top DestinationChina$19B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Uganda than Philippines included South Sudan ($536M), Kenya ($439M), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($411M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Philippines than Uganda included China ($19B), United States ($13.3B), and Japan ($11.4B).

Difference in imports from Philippines () and Uganda () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Philippines

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

During 2023, Uganda had a large net trade with Philippines in the exports of Machines ($2.9k), Instruments ($2.47k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($1.18k).

During 2018, Philippines had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Machines ($1.52M), Plastics and Rubbers ($814k), and Textiles ($335k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uganda Philippines+$4.94kGold

Top Product Potential Philippines Uganda+$3.88kComputers

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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Uganda and Philippines. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Uganda indicates it has a comparative advantage over Philippines. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Philippines indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uganda.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Uganda () to Philippines () (2023)

Exports from Philippines () to Uganda () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Uganda () and Philippines ()

Uganda Exports

Philippines Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Philippines () and Uganda () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Uganda - Philippines

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Uganda () and Philippines () (2023)

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