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About

Zambia-Uganda Trade: In 2021, Zambia exported $47.8M to Uganda. The main products that Zambia exported to Uganda were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 80.6%, from $2.49M in 2016 to $47.8M in 2021.

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

Uganda-Zambia Trade: In 2021, Uganda exported $10.7M to Zambia. The main products that Uganda exported to Zambia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.15%,  from $7.57M in 2016 to $10.7M in 2021.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B). That same year, Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2021, Zambia exported $47.8M to Uganda. There were not main exports from Zambia to Uganda in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 80.6%, from $2.49M in 2016 to $47.8M in 2021.

In 2016, Uganda exported $10.7M to Zambia. There were not main exports from Uganda to Zambia in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.15%, from $7.57M in 2021 to $10.7M in 2016.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Zambia (Flag) and Uganda (Flag)

Zambia Exports

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Uganda included Switzerland ($4.5B), China ($2.6B), and Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Zambia included Hong Kong ($350M), India ($464M), and Kenya ($312M).

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

Comparative Advantage Zambia - Uganda

Flow
Scale

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

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

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Zambia Uganda+$2.45kCement
Top Product Potential Uganda Zambia+$3.67kGold

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

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

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