Merchandise exports
Firmer prices cushion fall in Uganda’s August coffee exports
Uganda's coffee exports fell 13.6 per cent in August as the ICO pointed to a record 2024/25 base and the agriculture minister to drought in growing areas
February coffee exports rise sharply as volumes climb despite softer prices
February coffee shipments increased significantly, with arabica gains offsetting softer prices amid a more favourable global supply outlook
Arabica surge cushions fall in robusta coffee exports in January
Uganda’s January coffee exports rose slightly as arabica gains offset a decline in robusta, while global prices eased on improved supply outlook
October coffee exports surge 38% as arabica earnings double
Uganda's coffee exports jumped 38 per cent in October, driven by an abundant harvest and surging arabica prices that more than doubled earnings from the premium bean
Coffee prices drag down earnings despite export uptick
Uganda’s coffee exports rose at the slowest pace in nine months in August, while falling global prices—especially for robusta beans—led to the first drop in earnings since March 2024
Coffee exports rose to a fresh high in June, report says
Uganda's coffee exports hit a new record in June, driven by a good harvest in most coffee-growing regions, particularly in the Greater Masaka area and the south-west of the country
Goods trade gap shrinks for fifth month in a row
Uganda's goods trade deficit shrank for the fifth straight month in May as exports grew faster than imports into the country, according to central bank data
May saw a surge in coffee exports, driven by a bumper harvest in Masaka and south-western regions
Ugandan coffee exports rose in May due to a successful main harvest in Masaka and the south-western regions, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority said in a recent statement
Merchandise trade deficit slows down on stronger exports
Goods trade exports rose at their fastest rate in 14 months in April, offsetting a surge in goods imports and slowing down the growth of Uganda's merchandise trade deficitMore Merchandise exports
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
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
Trade deficit falls as exports grow at fastest rate since March 1995
Uganda's merchandise exports surged in March on a spike in gold shipments, bringing down the merchandise trade deficit to its lowest level in fourteen months
Trade deficit grows in November as exports fall
Uganda's merchandise exports fell in November on a year on year basis as imports increased, leading to the fastest rise in the trade deficit in three months
Trade deficit narrows on export growth but coffee drops for 12th straight month
Uganda's merchandise goods trade position with the rest of the world improved for the second straight month in October as exports rose faster than imports, Bank of Uganda figures show
Uganda posts first trade deficit drop in 13 months in September
Ugandan imports fell back in September with the country posting the first reduction in its goods trade deficit in 13 months
Uganda’s trade deficit widened in June at fastest rate in four months
A decrease in exports even as imports increased was responsible for the widening of Uganda's trade deficit in the month of June, according to data from the Bank of Uganda.
Uganda’s trade deficit hits four-month low in May
Uganda's merchandise trade deficit eased to its lowest in four months in May following a fall in government project imports and a bump in outward shipments
Coffee exports recover in May
An increase in robusta bean harvests pushed up Uganda's coffee exports in May compared to the previous month when the quantity of bags exported fell to its lowest since October 2016
Uganda goods trade deficit rises to highest in seven months
A decline in the value of Uganda's goods exports even as the cost of imports rose was responsible for the trade deficit accelerating to its highest since September 2017 in April
