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Exports $137MRnk 149 / 219
2022
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Top Product $60.1MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
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Exports $175MRnk 6 / 127
2022
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Top Product $71.9MCoffee
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.85Rnk 105 / 133
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GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH66.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $76,399CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$964CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH21%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-Uganda Trade: In 2022, United States exported $137M to Uganda. The main products that United States exported to Uganda were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($60.1M), Other Plastic Products ($10.5M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($5.42M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 3.6%, from $115M in 2017 to $137M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Uganda.

Uganda-United States Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $175M to United States. The main products that Uganda exported to United States were Coffee ($71.9M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($44.8M), and Vanilla ($21.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 23.8%,  from $60.2M in 2017 to $175M in 2022.

In 2022, Uganda did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Samsung (3) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Uganda to the United States. Conversely, Other (3) were notable for importing products to Uganda from the United States.

Latest Trends

August, 2024

About

Overview In August 2024, United States exported $13.4M and imported $12.8M from Uganda, resulting in a positive trade balance of $540k. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of United States have increased by $1.26M (10.4%) from $12.1M to $13.4M, while imports increased by $5.97M (87.2%) from $6.85M to $12.8M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of United States to Uganda were Medical Instruments ($1.63M), Ethylene Polymers ($1.25M), Therapeutic Appliances ($772k), Industrial Printers ($556k), and Aircraft Parts ($476k). In August 2024 the top imports of United States from Uganda were Soybean Meal ($4.77M), Vanilla ($4.04M), Coffee ($3.2M), Casein ($2.66M), and Other Oily Seeds ($404k).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from Arizona ($6.5M), Texas ($2.66M), Florida ($696k), Illinois ($632k), and California ($467k), while imports destinations were mainly New Jersey ($2.88M), South Carolina ($2.8M), Illinois ($1.44M), California ($1.22M), and Louisiana ($1.15M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in United States's year-by-year exports to Uganda was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Medical Instruments ($1.59M or 4.37k%), Ethylene Polymers ($1.19M or 1.99k%), and Therapeutic Appliances ($769k or 30.5k%). In August 2024, the increase in United States's year-by-year imports  from Uganda was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Vanilla ($3.35M or 484%), Casein ($2.36M or 804%), and Other Oily Seeds ($245k or 154%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$1.26M(10.4%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$5.97M(87.2%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Arizona$6.5M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for United States. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of United States over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, United States exported $137M to Uganda. The main products exported from United States to Uganda were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($60.1M), Other Plastic Products ($10.5M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($5.42M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 3.6%, from $115M in 2017 to $137M in 2022.

In 2017, Uganda exported $175M to United States. The main products exported from Uganda to United States were Coffee ($71.9M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($44.8M), and Vanilla ($21.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 23.8%, from $60.2M in 2022 to $175M in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B
Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Uganda included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than United States included Burundi ($71.8M).

Difference in imports from Uganda (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Uganda

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Chemical Products ($66.2M), Machines ($27M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($18.7M).

During 2017, Uganda had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Vegetable Products ($101M), Chemical Products ($59.5M), and Foodstuffs ($5.61M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Uganda+$17.8MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Uganda United States+$60.4MCoffee

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

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2022)

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