Merchandise exports

Economy

Coffee export growth continues apace

Uganda's coffee exports grew strongly in March compared to a year earlier, figures from the regulator showed, but declined from the previous month due to a fall in prices
Woman with a hand full of coffee beans
Economy

February coffee exports rise at fastest rate in 28 months

Uganda's coffee exports grew at the fastest rate in 28 months in February as a good harvest in the central and eastern regions led to an increase in production, according to Uganda Coffee Development Authority figures
Branches of a Coffee Tree
Economy

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
Export containers at a port.
Economy

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
Shipping containers on a container ship
Economy

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
Mombasa Port in Kenya
Economy

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 deficit
Shipping containers on a container ship
CommoditiesPolitics & Policy

UN report links Uganda to smuggled DRC gold, says exports are underdeclared

Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi are the main transit routes of gold smuggled from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to Dubai, according to a new United Nations report
Houses can be seen in the distance on the other side of Lake Kivu in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a verdant, lovely scene that belies the country's turbulent recent history, particularly in this region — the eastern part close to Rwanda and Uganda.
CommoditiesPolitics & Policy

Venezuelan gold behind Uganda’s best ever monthly exports

In March, Uganda's merchandise exports surged to $604.4mn from $296.3mn in the previous month, driven by a jump in gold exports to their highest level ever
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, Irene Muloni, minister for energy and minerals development (right), AGR Business Development Manager Alphonse Katerebe (centre) and two unidentified people stand near gold flakes and ingots at the African Gold Refinery in Entebbe on 20 February 2017. Alain Goetz, the Belgian owner of the refinery, stands next to Mr Museveni, and is partially obscured from view. The refinery was officially launched on 20 February 2017, and is Uganda's first official gold refinery. Uganda's locally mined gold is negligible, but the country is a transit point for gold exports from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, which has large reserves, and Tanzania, one of Africa's largest gold producers.
Economy

Uganda posts largest trade deficit on record

Uganda posted a record merchandise trade deficit in April as imports strongly outpaced exports, Bank of Uganda figures show
Export containers at a port.
EconomyPolitics & Policy

Uganda exports to Rwanda hit hard by border closure

The ongoing standoff between Uganda and Rwanda, which saw the latter closing its borders in late February, has hit Ugandan exports to its south-western neighbour, recent data show
Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame at State House, Entebbe, in March 2018.
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