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Uganda: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Uganda at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 13.8 billionGrowth +16.2% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:UG:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 8.9 billionGrowth +4.2% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:UG:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,193Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory150Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
17108 GoldUSD 3.3 billion+72.3%BACI:UG:7108:1:2024
22710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 2.1 billion+4.1%BACI:UG:2710:1:2024
31511 Palm oil and its fractionsUSD 319.2 million+14.6%BACI:UG:1511:1:2024
48703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 284.1 million−3.8%BACI:UG:8703:1:2024
53004 MedicamentsUSD 248.3 million−22.1%BACI:UG:3004:1:2024
67208 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 216.5 million+35.8%BACI:UG:7208:1:2024
71001 Wheat and meslinUSD 214.3 million−9.1%BACI:UG:1001:1:2024
81006 RiceUSD 194.0 million+59.9%BACI:UG:1006:1:2024
98517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 170.3 million+4.2%BACI:UG:8517:1:2024
103901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary formsUSD 163.2 million+18.4%BACI:UG:3901:1:2024
112523 Portland cement, aluminous cementUSD 160.5 million+17.0%BACI:UG:2523:1:2024
128704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 152.6 million−17.5%BACI:UG:8704:1:2024
133907 Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, polycarbonatesUSD 152.4 million+20.1%BACI:UG:3907:1:2024
148711 Motorcycles: fitted with an auxiliary motorUSD 141.6 million+2.1%BACI:UG:8711:1:2024
152309 Preparations of a kind used in animal feedingUSD 129.2 million+26.5%BACI:UG:2309:1:2024
163302 Odoriferous substances and mixturesUSD 118.2 million+21.6%BACI:UG:3302:1:2024
178471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 114.0 million+92.2%BACI:UG:8471:1:2024
188429 Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozersUSD 107.9 million+1.0%BACI:UG:8429:1:2024
193808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicidesUSD 101.8 million−7.4%BACI:UG:3808:1:2024
207210 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 95.7 million+0.8%BACI:UG:7210:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
17108 GoldUSD 4.2 billion−1.9%BACI:UG:7108:2:2024
20901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinatedUSD 1.5 billion+44.8%BACI:UG:0901:2:2024
31801 Cocoa beansUSD 333.8 million+176.1%BACI:UG:1801:2:2024
41701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucroseUSD 162.4 million+104.4%BACI:UG:1701:2:2024
52710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 140.1 million+1.1%BACI:UG:2710:2:2024
66907 Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tilesUSD 87.8 million−46.9%BACI:UG:6907:2:2024
72523 Portland cement, aluminous cementUSD 86.0 million−6.4%BACI:UG:2523:2:2024
80713 Vegetables, leguminous, shelledUSD 76.6 million+31.0%BACI:UG:0713:2:2024
91102 Cereal floursUSD 74.0 million+43.1%BACI:UG:1102:2:2024
100304 Fish fillets and other fish meat, freshUSD 71.6 million+12.7%BACI:UG:0304:2:2024
110602 Plants, liveUSD 62.6 million−3.9%BACI:UG:0602:2:2024
121005 MaizeUSD 61.6 million−52.2%BACI:UG:1005:2:2024
132401 Tobacco, unmanufacturedUSD 60.1 million+18.4%BACI:UG:2401:2:2024
140305 Fish, dried, salted or in brineUSD 59.6 million−32.4%BACI:UG:0305:2:2024
151511 Palm oil and its fractionsUSD 57.9 million−27.1%BACI:UG:1511:2:2024
160902 TeaUSD 57.2 million−42.4%BACI:UG:0902:2:2024
177214 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 55.8 million+1.1%BACI:UG:7214:2:2024
187210 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 55.1 million+0.7%BACI:UG:7210:2:2024
194412 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated woodUSD 50.2 million+125.5%BACI:UG:4412:2:2024
201207 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruitsUSD 48.2 million+8.6%BACI:UG:1207:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Uganda with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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