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Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in Uganda was 47.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 47.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	4.33
1961	3.13
1962	3.87
1963	3.72
1964	3.98
1965	4.70
1966	5.70
1967	6.54
1968	2.14
1969	2.22
1970	2.94
1971	2.33
1972	1.71
1973	3.88
1974	3.66
1975	6.74
1976	2.99
1977	6.51
1978	8.79
1979	2.94
1980	5.86
1981	4.46
1982	3.97
1983	2.15
1984	1.77
1985	1.93
1986	0.33
1987	0.20
1988	1.49
1989	0.49
1990	5.44
1991	3.77
1992	2.36
1993	2.42
1994	3.25
1995	1.78
1996	3.18
1997	1.38
1998	1.92
1999	2.87
2000	1.56
2001	2.85
2002	2.00
2003	5.74
2004	9.78
2005	17.35
2006	29.96
2007	25.71
2008	22.33
2009	17.56
2010	20.88
2011	22.99
2012	26.45
2013	15.69
2014	8.04
2015	9.47
2016	16.97
2017	19.28
2018	20.89
2019	36.62
2020	47.60

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Uganda was 4,149,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,149,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 129,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	129,000,000
1961	135,000,000
1962	134,000,000
1963	176,000,000
1964	213,000,000
1965	206,000,000
1966	217,000,000
1967	219,000,000
1968	216,000,000
1969	233,000,000
1970	282,000,000
1971	260,000,000
1972	283,000,000
1973	291,000,000
1974	315,000,000
1975	257,000,000
1976	364,000,000
1977	588,000,000
1978	348,000,000
1979	435,000,000
1980	345,000,000
1981	243,000,000
1982	349,000,000
1983	372,000,000
1984	399,000,000
1985	387,000,000
1986	436,000,000
1987	319,000,000
1988	271,000,000
1989	274,000,000
1990	152,000,000
1991	200,000,000
1992	142,000,000
1993	179,000,000
1994	409,000,000
1995	460,000,000
1996	587,000,000
1997	555,000,000
1998	501,000,000
1999	519,000,000
2000	403,000,000
2001	451,000,000
2002	467,000,000
2003	532,000,000
2004	654,000,000
2005	813,000,000
2006	962,000,000
2007	1,337,000,000
2008	1,724,000,000
2009	1,568,000,000
2010	1,619,000,000
2011	2,159,000,000
2012	2,357,000,000
2013	2,408,000,000
2014	2,262,000,000
2015	2,267,000,000
2016	2,482,000,000
2017	2,901,000,000
2018	3,087,000,000
2019	3,477,000,000
2020	4,149,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Uganda was 60.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 95.61 in 1998, while its lowest value was 34.37 in 2015.

Definition: Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	58.37
1961	58.87
1962	72.36
1963	71.87
1964	73.32
1965	64.45
1966	84.55
1967	84.79
1968	72.35
1969	75.88
1970	76.03
1971	77.11
1972	79.89
1973	79.20
1974	82.35
1975	78.94
1976	92.78
1977	86.97
1978	68.72
1979	89.60
1980	91.18
1981	93.57
1982	93.56
1983	95.29
1984	94.28
1985	94.39
1986	95.39
1987	94.69
1988	88.06
1989	88.04
1990	86.86
1991	90.27
1992	84.41
1993	82.24
1994	93.05
1995	87.86
1996	86.60
1997	94.83
1998	95.61
1999	92.64
2000	64.70
2001	63.11
2002	62.65
2003	56.20
2004	61.03
2005	60.83
2006	60.95
2007	49.84
2008	47.92
2009	39.04
2010	38.65
2011	41.92
2012	35.48
2013	35.80
2014	36.01
2015	34.37
2016	38.45
2017	40.07
2018	42.50
2019	52.28
2020	60.00

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in Uganda was 5.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 26.52 in 1961, while its lowest value was 0.39 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	26.06
1961	26.52
1962	12.94
1963	13.64
1964	14.69
1965	18.31
1966	9.27
1967	8.78
1968	8.18
1969	5.84
1970	5.61
1971	8.30
1972	6.67
1973	4.46
1974	3.37
1975	6.32
1976	2.31
1977	8.16
1978	9.44
1979	3.77
1980	5.04
1981	3.35
1982	4.55
1983	2.33
1984	1.74
1985	2.20
1986	0.64
1987	0.39
1988	7.89
1989	0.84
1990	6.19
1991	4.90
1992	6.97
1993	8.63
1994	2.83
1995	2.88
1996	3.83
1997	2.75
1998	2.64
1999	4.28
2000	2.04
2001	2.82
2002	1.55
2003	1.70
2004	2.71
2005	2.09
2006	2.91
2007	3.29
2008	3.24
2009	4.38
2010	4.10
2011	4.21
2012	3.36
2013	5.02
2014	7.29
2015	6.67
2016	8.32
2017	7.53
2018	6.77
2019	9.83
2020	5.93

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in Uganda was 2.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 9.97 in 1965, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	4.25
1961	8.17
1963	7.38
1964	5.00
1965	9.97
1966	3.30
1967	2.67
1968	3.62
1969	1.89
1970	0.98
1971	0.60
1972	2.81
1973	2.94
1974	1.76
1975	1.13
1976	0.55
1977	0.25
1978	0.02
1979	0.19
1981	0.42
1982	0.05
1983	0.19
1984	0.01
1985	0.16
1986	0.00
1987	0.05
1988	6.30
1989	0.03
1990	0.48
1991	0.59
1992	3.14
1993	2.50
1994	0.33
1995	0.53
1996	0.49
1997	0.88
1998	0.47
1999	0.78
2000	0.22
2001	0.49
2002	0.29
2003	0.32
2004	0.98
2005	0.88
2006	1.19
2007	1.71
2008	1.41
2009	1.66
2010	2.19
2011	1.86
2012	1.87
2013	2.30
2014	4.21
2015	4.06
2016	2.87
2017	2.45
2018	3.15
2019	3.23
2020	2.78

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Uganda was 0.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 3.86 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1977	2.15
1985	0.01
1986	0.22
1987	0.10
1989	0.06
1993	0.20
1994	0.35
1995	0.17
1996	0.32
1997	0.12
1998	0.33
1999	0.35
2001	0.28
2002	0.46
2003	0.40
2004	0.52
2005	0.22
2006	0.32
2007	0.45
2008	0.29
2009	1.03
2010	0.76
2011	0.60
2012	0.44
2013	1.04
2014	0.62
2015	0.52
2016	1.27
2017	0.76
2018	0.97
2019	3.86
2020	0.72

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in Uganda was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.29 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.17
1961	0.87
1962	0.35
1963	0.20
1964	0.22
1965	0.11
1969	0.01
1970	0.01
1971	0.00
1972	0.00
1974	0.01
1975	0.00
1976	0.00
1979	0.02
1981	0.00
1985	0.02
1987	0.01
1988	0.00
1989	0.06
1991	0.04
1992	0.02
1993	0.06
1994	0.02
1995	0.12
1996	0.11
1997	0.07
1998	0.04
1999	0.11
2000	0.09
2001	0.16
2002	0.19
2003	0.07
2004	0.10
2005	0.06
2006	0.05
2007	0.16
2008	0.03
2009	0.04
2010	0.01
2011	0.02
2012	0.08
2013	0.13
2014	0.25
2015	0.03
2016	1.29
2017	0.97
2018	0.00
2020	0.00

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Uganda was 0.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.45 in 1978, while its lowest value was 0.18 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	1.58
1961	0.78
1962	1.06
1963	0.65
1964	1.51
1965	2.30
1966	2.72
1967	1.74
1968	0.28
1969	0.76
1970	0.69
1971	0.28
1972	0.54
1973	0.99
1974	1.08
1975	3.86
1976	1.25
1977	5.36
1978	8.45
1979	2.71
1980	5.04
1981	2.92
1982	3.97
1983	2.07
1984	1.68
1985	1.92
1986	0.32
1987	0.18
1988	1.42
1989	0.43
1990	5.27
1991	3.45
1992	2.07
1993	2.33
1994	0.63
1995	1.38
1996	2.31
1997	1.14
1998	1.41
1999	2.33
2000	0.45
2001	1.26
2002	0.47
2003	0.65
2004	0.87
2005	0.73
2006	1.03
2007	0.58
2008	0.40
2009	0.29
2010	0.27
2011	0.81
2012	0.35
2013	0.86
2014	0.68
2015	0.72
2016	0.79
2017	1.62
2018	1.05
2019	0.93
2020	0.72

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Uganda was 1.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 20.07 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	20.07
1961	16.70
1962	11.53
1963	5.42
1964	7.96
1965	5.94
1966	3.25
1967	4.36
1968	4.28
1969	3.18
1970	3.93
1971	7.41
1972	3.32
1973	0.53
1974	0.52
1975	1.33
1976	0.51
1977	0.41
1978	0.97
1979	0.85
1981	0.01
1982	0.52
1983	0.06
1984	0.05
1985	0.09
1986	0.10
1987	0.05
1988	0.16
1989	0.27
1990	0.44
1991	0.82
1992	1.74
1993	3.54
1994	1.50
1995	0.69
1996	0.61
1997	0.53
1998	0.40
1999	0.70
2000	1.27
2001	0.62
2002	0.14
2003	0.26
2004	0.24
2005	0.20
2006	0.32
2007	0.40
2008	1.12
2009	1.37
2010	0.86
2011	0.91
2012	0.62
2013	0.70
2014	1.53
2015	1.33
2016	2.10
2017	1.74
2018	1.61
2019	1.81
2020	1.71

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Uganda was 33.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 54.78 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.35 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	7.24
1961	8.70
1962	11.53
1963	8.88
1964	4.63
1965	4.76
1966	2.88
1967	4.14
1968	17.61
1969	15.12
1970	15.60
1971	12.67
1972	9.14
1973	7.82
1974	5.94
1975	4.91
1976	2.77
1977	1.62
1978	2.20
1979	5.90
1980	2.51
1981	2.43
1982	0.83
1983	1.86
1984	3.51
1985	1.11
1986	0.35
1987	0.36
1988	0.47
1989	1.44
1990	2.21
1991	1.51
1992	3.40
1993	6.24
1994	1.41
1995	1.26
1996	0.98
1997	2.42
1998	1.74
1999	3.08
2000	30.07
2001	29.19
2002	33.29
2003	35.52
2004	32.02
2005	34.73
2006	32.32
2007	44.04
2008	46.02
2009	49.49
2010	51.87
2011	48.34
2012	54.78
2013	51.86
2014	47.76
2015	51.26
2016	47.45
2017	49.60
2018	49.56
2019	36.79
2020	33.19

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Uganda was 0.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 19.64 in 1978, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	8.33
1961	5.91
1962	3.17
1963	5.61
1964	7.37
1965	12.49
1966	3.30
1967	2.29
1968	1.86
1969	3.17
1970	2.77
1971	1.93
1972	4.30
1973	8.53
1974	8.34
1975	9.83
1976	2.14
1977	3.25
1978	19.64
1979	0.73
1980	1.27
1981	0.66
1982	1.06
1983	0.53
1984	0.47
1985	2.30
1986	3.61
1987	4.56
1988	3.58
1989	9.68
1990	4.74
1991	3.32
1992	5.23
1993	2.89
1994	2.71
1995	8.01
1996	8.59
1997	0.00
1998	0.00
1999	0.00
2000	3.20
2001	4.88
2002	2.50
2003	6.59
2004	4.24
2005	2.34
2006	3.82
2007	2.84
2008	2.82
2009	7.09
2010	5.38
2011	5.54
2012	6.38
2013	7.32
2014	8.93
2015	7.70
2016	5.79
2017	2.80
2018	1.16
2019	1.10
2020	0.88

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Uganda was 4,136,211,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 4,136,211,000 in 2020 and 113,600,000 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	120,100,000
1961	115,000,000
1962	113,600,000
1963	153,200,000
1964	185,900,000
1965	178,600,000
1966	187,700,000
1967	183,400,000
1968	215,201,000
1969	225,236,000
1970	279,193,000
1971	260,694,000
1972	283,170,000
1973	310,379,000
1974	327,007,000
1975	278,130,000
1976	360,553,000
1977	564,932,000
1978	296,561,000
1979	277,656,000
1980	163,020,000
1981	265,342,900
1982	356,370,000
1983	325,943,600
1984	384,534,400
1985	381,546,200
1986	423,845,800
1987	302,520,000
1988	323,285,200
1989	274,592,200
1990	181,445,600
1991	174,919,000
1992	179,422,400
1993	137,086,200
1994	375,228,500
1995	528,949,400
1996	568,211,300
1997	599,790,700
1998	410,668,200
1999	384,591,100
2000	397,250,800
2001	425,811,600
2002	461,681,100
2003	534,006,300
2004	653,417,500
2005	812,488,100
2006	961,932,300
2007	1,336,405,000
2008	1,722,195,000
2009	1,567,614,000
2010	1,618,604,000
2011	2,159,077,000
2012	2,357,493,000
2013	2,232,303,000
2014	1,981,670,000
2015	1,998,568,000
2016	2,296,895,000
2017	2,910,652,000
2018	2,950,207,000
2019	3,518,976,000
2020	4,136,211,000

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) in Uganda was 33.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 54.78 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.35 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	7.24
1961	8.70
1962	11.53
1963	8.88
1964	4.63
1965	4.76
1966	2.88
1967	4.14
1968	17.61
1969	15.12
1970	15.60
1971	12.67
1972	9.14
1973	7.82
1974	5.94
1975	4.91
1976	2.77
1977	1.62
1978	2.20
1979	5.90
1980	2.51
1981	2.43
1982	0.83
1983	1.86
1984	3.51
1985	1.11
1986	0.35
1987	0.36
1988	0.47
1989	1.44
1990	2.21
1991	1.51
1992	3.40
1993	6.24
1994	1.41
1995	1.26
1996	0.98
1997	2.42
1998	1.74
1999	3.08
2000	30.07
2001	29.19
2002	33.29
2003	35.52
2004	32.02
2005	34.73
2006	32.32
2007	44.04
2008	46.02
2009	49.49
2010	51.87
2011	48.34
2012	54.78
2013	51.86
2014	47.76
2015	51.26
2016	47.45
2017	49.60
2018	49.56
2019	36.79
2020	33.19

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports