Uganda
Africa
Trade in Uganda
| Uganda was the world’s 93rd largest exporter of goods and 114th largest exporter of commercial services in 2025. Export values were $12802 and $2394 million USD respectively. Uganda’s top export category was agricultural products, followed by manufactures, and fuels and mining products. In 2023, Uganda’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to United Arab Emirates, Kenya and India, with trade representing 42.65 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Uganda is the world’s 92nd largest importer of goods and 96th largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $18852 and $4360 million USD respectively in 2025. Uganda’s top import category was manufactures, followed by fuels and mining products and agricultural products. Leading import partners were China, United Arab Emirates and Tanzania. Uganda is part of 3 different Regional Trade Agreements, including with Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) – Accession of Egypt and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) – Accession of Seychelles. |
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General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Republic of Uganda |
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UG |
Capital |
Kampala |
WTO Membership Date |
1 January 1995 |
Legal System |
mixed legal system of English common law and customary law |
Language |
English, Swahili |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
1 |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
Ugandan shilling |
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Exchange Rate |
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Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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Business Support Organizations |
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Government MSME Agency |
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Industrial Property Offices |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
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Links to other helpful resourcesThis section includes additional links to trade-related resources. |
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Trade Information Portal |
https://ugandatrades.go.ug/ |
Last Reviewed: October, 2026
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