2023
Exports
$34.9MWorld Rnk 87 / 214
Flag Rnk 27 / 973
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Packaged Medicaments
0.63Rnk 313 / 1025
2023
Imports
$348MWorld Rnk 93 / 226
Flag Rnk 3 / 1146
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Uganda
-0.62Rnk 91 / 132

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Exports In 2023, Uganda exported $34.9M in Packaged Medicaments, making it the 87th largest exporter of Packaged Medicaments in the world. At the same year, Packaged Medicaments was the 27th most exported product in Uganda. The main destination of Packaged Medicaments exports from Uganda are: Zambia ($14.5M), Mozambique ($4.04M), Kenya ($3.91M), South Africa ($3.09M), and Burundi ($2.43M).

The fastest growing export markets for Packaged Medicaments of Uganda between 2022 and 2023 were Zambia ($12.7M), Mozambique ($2.92M), and Rwanda ($1.35M).

Imports In 2023, Uganda imported $348M in Packaged Medicaments, becoming the 93rd largest importer of Packaged Medicaments in the world. At the same year, Packaged Medicaments was the 3rd most imported product in Uganda. Uganda imports Packaged Medicaments primarily from: India ($225M), China ($28.1M), Kenya ($23.4M), Belgium ($8.62M), and France ($6.74M).

The fastest growing import markets in Packaged Medicaments for Uganda between 2022 and 2023 were India ($29.6M), Belgium ($7.41M), and China ($6.36M).

Latest Trends

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2023)$34.9M
IMPORTS (2023)$348M
NET TRADE (2023)-$314M

In 2023, Uganda exported $34.9M in Packaged Medicaments. The main destinations of Uganda exports on Packaged Medicaments were Zambia ($14.5M), Mozambique ($4.04M), Kenya ($3.91M), South Africa ($3.09M), and Burundi ($2.43M).

In 2023, Uganda imported $348M in Packaged Medicaments, mainly from India ($225M), China ($28.1M), Kenya ($23.4M), Belgium ($8.62M), and France ($6.74M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Packaged Medicaments EXPORT MARKETS FOR Uganda WERE (2022 - 2023):
Zambia$12.7M (724%)
Mozambique$2.92M (260%)
Rwanda$1.35M (476%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Packaged Medicaments BY Uganda WERE (2022 - 2023):
South Africa-$6.32M (-67.2%)
Tanzania-$1.42M (-40.7%)
Nigeria-$833k (-95.7%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, Uganda's main exporting competitors in Packaged Medicaments were:
In 2023, Uganda's main importing competitors in Packaged Medicaments were:

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Trade Value of Packaged Medicaments by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALKenya+ $2.86M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $16.5M

Packaged Medicaments’s highest export potential is Kenya. With an export gap of $2.86M.   Packaged Medicaments’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $16.5M.

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