29/03/2026
Uganda economy performance across East Africa:
Uganda exports to Rwanda:
Agricultural and manufactured goods;
Raw sugar, corn (maize), cement, pineapple, mangoes, sorghum.
2024 exports valued at $269 Million.
Uganda's imports from Rwanda:
Raw materials, metal scraps, and processed goods;
Scrap aluminium, sanitary pads, recovered paper, and various industrial or construction materials.
2024, imports valued at $10.59 Million.
Trade BOP: = $ 258,410,000
Uganda exports Tanzania:
iron/steel products, rubber tires, electricity, dairy products, and agricultural goods (sugar, tea, maize), chemical products, wood, cereals, and pharmaceuticals.
2024 exports value $162.5 million.
Uganda imports from Tanzania:
Precious metals (gold), agricultural products (rice, maize, groundnuts), refined petroleum, and industrial construction materials (cement, iron/steel).
2024 imports value $1.725 billion.
Trade BOP = −1,723,375,000
Uganda export to South Sudan:
Consisting of manufactured goods, food products, and re-exports;
cereal flours, raw sugar, cement, iron/steel, beverages, and soap.
2024 export value = $490 million.
Uganda's imports from South Sudan:
Scrap metal and raw materials, iron/steel scrap, fish, and copper.
2024, export value $34.67 million.
Trade BOP = $456,000,000
Uganda exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC):
Manufactured goods, agricultural products, and construction materials;
Cement, refined vegetable oils (palm oil), steel products, sugar, beverages (beer), soap, and light manufactured goods, along with significant informal trade in food crops.
2024 exports valued = $478 million in 2024.
Uganda imports from the Democratic Republic of Congo:
Iron/steel, refined copper, palm oil, wood, rubber, essential oils, cosmetics, and cocoa, gold and coffee.
2024 imports valued = $21.6 million.
Trade BOP = $ 456,400,000
Uganda exports to Kenya:
Agricultural products, electricity, and manufactured goods;
Tea, milk/dairy products, maize, iron/steel, edible vegetables, and increasingly, electricity.
2024 export value = $589 million.
Uganda imports from Kenya:
Manufactured goods, fuel, and industrial raw materials;
Cement, iron/steel products, and refined petroleum, palm oil, medications, cereals, plastics, and potatoes. 2024 exports = $951 million.
Trade BOP = $-362,000,000
Uganda's exports to Somalia:
Rolled to***co, aircraft parts/components, flavored beverages, wood products, machinery, and agricultural goods.
2024 export value = $6.78 million.
Uganda imports from Somalia:
Apparel, perfumes/cosmetics, tea/spices, and electronic equipment.
2024 import value $295 thousand.
Trade BOP = $6,495,000
Uganda exports to Burundi:
Processed food products, manufactured items, and agricultural raw materials;
Sugar, processed to***co, plastics, paper products, and beverages.
2024 exported value$72.5 million.
Uganda imports from Burundi:
Raw hides, skins, leather, and metal products.
2024 imports valued = $1.95 million.
Trade BOP = $ 70,550,000
Net Uganda’s trade BOP in EA = $−113,520,000
