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About

Kenya-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $677M to Uganda. The main products that Kenya exported to Uganda were Palm Oil ($79.9M), Cement ($68.5M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($60.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 2.78%, from $591M in 2017 to $677M in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya did not export any services to Uganda.

Uganda-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Uganda exported $312M to Kenya. The main products that Uganda exported to Kenya were Milk ($44.6M), Concentrated Milk ($39.9M), and Electricity ($30.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uganda to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.53%,  from $488M in 2017 to $312M in 2022.

In 2022, Uganda did not export any services to Kenya.

Comparison: In 2022,  Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B). 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 2022, Kenya exported $677M to Uganda. The main products exported from Kenya to Uganda were Palm Oil ($79.9M), Cement ($68.5M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($60.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Uganda have increased at an annualized rate of 2.78%, from $591M in 2017 to $677M in 2022.

In 2017, Uganda exported $312M to Kenya. The main products exported from Uganda to Kenya were Milk ($44.6M), Concentrated Milk ($39.9M), and Electricity ($30.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uganda to Kenya have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.53%, from $488M in 2022 to $312M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya (Flag) to Uganda (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Uganda (Flag) to Kenya (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya (Flag) and Uganda (Flag)

Kenya Exports

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top Destination
United States$722M
Uganda
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.22B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Uganda included United States ($722M), Pakistan ($541M), and Netherlands ($502M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Kenya included United Arab Emirates ($1.22B), India ($464M), and Hong Kong ($350M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Uganda

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Mineral Products ($144M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($100M), and Chemical Products ($98.4M).

During 2017, Uganda had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Animal Products ($106M), Foodstuffs ($46M), and Mineral Products ($34.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Uganda+$3.22MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Uganda Kenya+$2.86MPackaged Medicaments

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

Product Space of Kenya (Flag) and Uganda (Flag) (2022)

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