Goods imports
Trade deficit narrows on higher gold exports
Increase in gold exports in July allowed outbound merchandise to outpace a gain in goods imports
Trade deficit in goods widens in January
Uganda's merchandise trade deficit increased at the fastest rate in seven months in January as goods exports fell while inbound shipments rose for the first time since July 2021
Trade deficit narrows in December
The Uganda merchandise trade deficit narrowed for the second consecutive month in December as gold imports and exports recorded steep declines
Merchandise trade in January shrinks as election concerns take toll
The Uganda monthly goods trade deficit narrowed at the sharpest rate since 2019 in May as both exports and imports fell, most certainly due to election-related uncertainty
Goods imports, exports fall to record lows
Uganda's goods imports dropped at the sharpest rate since May 1999 in March, leading to the narrowest merchandise trade deficit in 12 months, according to data released by the central bank
Goods trade deficit narrows in December as imports fall for third straight month
The Uganda goods trade deficit with its international partners contracted for the third straight month in December on a decline in goods imports, according to figures from the Bank of Uganda
Exports rise most in 2 years in 2019 on surge in gold shipments
Uganda's export growth rose to a two-year high last year as a surge in gold shipments helped shake off the effects of a border crisis with Rwanda, preliminary data show
Imports and exports both fall as trade deficit narrows in October
The Uganda goods trade deficit narrowed for the second time in three months in October as both exports and imports declined, according to data from the Bank of Uganda
Uganda trade deficit falls as imports slide to 5-month low
Uganda's merchandise exports posted their fastest growth in three months in July as imports eased, leading to a slowdown in the merchandise trade deficitMore Goods imports
6 February 2018
Exports grow most in six years thanks to coffee and informal trade
Uganda's merchandise exports surged in 2017, growing at their fastest rate in six years, according to Central Bank data
5 January 2018
Uganda’s exports fall 1.5% in November as trade deficit expands
The value of Uganda's exports fell 1.5% in November 2017 from a year earlier to $291.5 million, while the trade deficit widened by 43.3% to $143.2m
26 September 2017
Uganda fuel imports hit 85 million litres
The majority of the petroleum products, 92%, were imported through Mombasa port in Kenya, while only 8% arrived via Dar es Salaam on the Tanzanian coast
7 September 2017
Uganda’s trade deficit narrows in July on robust export growth
The value of Uganda's exports rose 21.7% in July compared to the same period last year, figures from Bank of Uganda show
9 May 2017
Export growth robust in March as trade deficit narrows
Uganda's exports grew by 20.7% year on year in dollar terms in March while the cost of imports increased by 6.2%, according to statistics from Bank of Uganda.