External trade

Tin of instant coffee from Uganda's Star Café Limited

Coffee export revenues surge to new high

Coffee exports rose in July at the fastest pace since August 2023 as revenue surged to yet another record high on strong global prices for robusta beans

Coffee export earnings hit all-time high

Uganda's coffee export earnings rose to an all-time high in June, boosted by rising prices for robusta beans

Jute bags containing coffee beans in a café storage area

Coffee exports fall at steepest pace since December 2022

Coffee exports fell by the most in fourteen months in February, but higher global prices led to higher earnings

People crossing the border from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into Bunagana, in the south-west of Uganda.

Goods trade gap falls to near three-year low

Uganda's merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the world fell to its lowest level in 35 months in January, helped by a sharp drop in imports of unrefined gold

Overhead image of shipping containers in a port

Trade deficit in goods narrows in December

Uganda's merchandise trade deficit narrowed for the fourth month in a row in December as exports continued to grow at a faster rate than imports

A woman harvests coffee berries in Yangambi, DR Congo

External trade

Coffee exports down on poor Elgon arabica crop

Coffee exports fell for the second consecutive month in December, with arabica shipments down due to a small crop in the Elgon region and rains that delayed drying of new harvests

November’s wet days slowed coffee drying, causing exports to fall

Uganda exported 4.8 per cent less coffee in November than a year ago as shipments of robusta beans fell due to rains that delayed the drying of newly harvested coffee