Uganda

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UG · UGA · BACI 800 · latest data 2024

Exports

$8.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= $8,732 M67.4% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$14.1B USD, nominal · 2024

= $14,108 M72.3% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancedeficit

−$5.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$5,376 M

Total trade

$22.8B USD, nominal · 2024

= $22,840 M70.4% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #110 of 225 exporters · top half · #102 of 225 importers · top half · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Uganda's exports grew from $781M in 1995 to $8.7B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$5.4B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Uganda per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$781 M	$1,171 M	−$389 M	$1,952 M
1996	$931 M	$1,075 M	−$144 M	$2,005 M
1997	$809 M	$978 M	−$170 M	$1,787 M
1998	$729 M	$1,240 M	−$511 M	$1,969 M
1999	$748 M	$1,133 M	−$385 M	$1,881 M
2000	$600 M	$1,059 M	−$459 M	$1,659 M
2001	$587 M	$1,095 M	−$508 M	$1,681 M
2002	$646 M	$1,183 M	−$537 M	$1,829 M
2003	$720 M	$1,532 M	−$812 M	$2,253 M
2004	$883 M	$1,952 M	−$1,070 M	$2,835 M
2005	$1,107 M	$2,239 M	−$1,132 M	$3,345 M
2006	$1,129 M	$3,009 M	−$1,880 M	$4,138 M
2007	$1,616 M	$3,644 M	−$2,028 M	$5,260 M
2008	$2,049 M	$4,714 M	−$2,665 M	$6,763 M
2009	$1,832 M	$4,442 M	−$2,610 M	$6,273 M
2010	$1,875 M	$4,874 M	−$2,999 M	$6,749 M
2011	$2,402 M	$5,949 M	−$3,547 M	$8,351 M
2012	$2,615 M	$6,035 M	−$3,419 M	$8,650 M
2013	$2,544 M	$6,022 M	−$3,479 M	$8,566 M
2014	$2,353 M	$6,248 M	−$3,894 M	$8,601 M
2015	$2,346 M	$5,918 M	−$3,573 M	$8,264 M
2016	$2,699 M	$5,212 M	−$2,514 M	$7,911 M
2017	$3,328 M	$6,220 M	−$2,893 M	$9,548 M
2018	$4,272 M	$7,164 M	−$2,892 M	$11,436 M
2019	$5,215 M	$8,187 M	−$2,973 M	$13,402 M
2020	$5,815 M	$8,871 M	−$3,056 M	$14,687 M
2021	$5,673 M	$9,579 M	−$3,906 M	$15,252 M
2022	$5,535 M	$9,743 M	−$4,207 M	$15,278 M
2023	$7,117 M	$12,048 M	−$4,930 M	$19,165 M
2024	$8,732 M	$14,108 M	−$5,376 M	$22,840 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #113 → #110.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Uganda per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.02%	0.02%	#113	#113
1996	0.02%	0.02%	#111	#124
1997	0.01%	0.02%	#120	#127
1998	0.01%	0.02%	#121	#121
1999	0.01%	0.02%	#122	#125
2000	0.01%	0.02%	#140	#135
2001	0.01%	0.02%	#139	#133
2002	0.01%	0.02%	#136	#134
2003	0.01%	0.02%	#141	#134
2004	0.01%	0.02%	#140	#128
2005	0.01%	0.02%	#139	#130
2006	0.01%	0.02%	#142	#127
2007	0.01%	0.03%	#136	#132
2008	0.01%	0.03%	#137	#126
2009	0.01%	0.04%	#131	#125
2010	0.01%	0.03%	#136	#128
2011	0.01%	0.03%	#136	#133
2012	0.01%	0.03%	#135	#131
2013	0.01%	0.03%	#138	#133
2014	0.01%	0.03%	#142	#129
2015	0.01%	0.04%	#134	#130
2016	0.02%	0.03%	#129	#130
2017	0.02%	0.04%	#127	#124
2018	0.02%	0.04%	#124	#123
2019	0.03%	0.04%	#117	#115
2020	0.03%	0.05%	#111	#105
2021	0.03%	0.04%	#118	#112
2022	0.02%	0.04%	#124	#118
2023	0.03%	0.05%	#115	#107
2024	0.04%	0.06%	#110	#102

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Trading partners

United Arab Emirates was Uganda's top trading partner in 2024, at 17.1% of total trade; the top five partners covered 52.5%.

Year

Top partner share: 17.1%
Top-5 share: 52.5%
Partners: 183
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.071

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United Arab Emirates $2.6B

Hong Kong $1.0B

India $815M

South Sudan $490M

DR Congo $478M

Kenya $440M

Italy $399M

Germany $246M

Netherlands $207M

Malaysia $160M

Tanzania $145M

China $106M

Japan $21M

South Africa $10M

Burkina Faso $0M

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Top partners of Uganda in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	United Arab Emirates	$2,609 M	$1,292 M	$3,902 M	$1,317 M
#2	China	$106 M	$2,745 M	$2,851 M	−$2,638 M
#3	India	$815 M	$1,266 M	$2,081 M	−$450 M
#4	Tanzania	$145 M	$1,707 M	$1,852 M	−$1,562 M
#5	Kenya	$440 M	$860 M	$1,301 M	−$420 M
#6	Hong Kong	$1,032 M	$21 M	$1,054 M	$1,011 M
#7	South Africa	$10 M	$569 M	$579 M	−$559 M
#8	South Sudan	$490 M	$35 M	$525 M	$455 M
#9	Italy	$399 M	$122 M	$521 M	$277 M
#10	DR Congo	$478 M	$22 M	$500 M	$457 M
#11	Netherlands	$207 M	$287 M	$494 M	−$80 M
#12	Malaysia	$160 M	$330 M	$490 M	−$169 M
#13	Japan	$21 M	$464 M	$485 M	−$443 M
#14	Burkina Faso	$0 M	$433 M	$433 M	−$432 M
#15	Germany	$246 M	$158 M	$405 M	$88 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Uganda's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Uganda's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.072 → 0.127, a moderately concentrated export base across 157 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Uganda per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.072	0.074	103	159
1996	0.059	0.091	100	136
1997	0.065	0.086	108	134
1998	0.048	0.088	112	150
1999	0.046	0.087	115	125
2000	0.054	0.105	119	139
2001	0.052	0.089	135	146
2002	0.054	0.094	133	144
2003	0.046	0.090	143	146
2004	0.050	0.080	148	148
2005	0.050	0.087	144	145
2006	0.067	0.063	160	157
2007	0.055	0.063	158	154
2008	0.056	0.058	154	163
2009	0.052	0.061	162	166
2010	0.061	0.063	161	158
2011	0.058	0.062	164	159
2012	0.064	0.081	166	161
2013	0.055	0.099	170	157
2014	0.060	0.094	164	164
2015	0.057	0.090	156	160
2016	0.105	0.089	158	164
2017	0.102	0.087	160	166
2018	0.183	0.078	167	164
2019	0.284	0.071	164	174
2020	0.374	0.066	164	158
2021	0.260	0.075	166	169
2022	0.092	0.088	162	170
2023	0.099	0.086	158	174
2024	0.127	0.081	157	176

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