Uganda vs Zambia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Uganda
11.50 billion current US$
in 2023
Zambia
10.12 billion current US$
in 2023
Uganda rank
108th
Zambia rank
111th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Uganda
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 11.50 billion current US$ against 10.12 billion current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 1.38 billion current US$.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

Uganda ranks 108th and Zambia ranks 111th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 121.27 million current US$ 355.65 million current US$ 234.38 million current US$ Zambia
1970s 184.09 million current US$ 631.20 million current US$ 447.12 million current US$ Zambia
1980s 341.13 million current US$ 816.09 million current US$ 474.96 million current US$ Zambia
1990s 655.63 million current US$ 818.80 million current US$ 163.17 million current US$ Zambia
2000s 2.30 billion current US$ 2.55 billion current US$ 251.40 million current US$ Zambia
2010s 5.79 billion current US$ 8.14 billion current US$ 2.35 billion current US$ Zambia
2020s 9.46 billion current US$ 7.90 billion current US$ 1.57 billion current US$ Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Uganda or Zambia?
Uganda, at 11.50 billion current US$ against 10.12 billion current US$ in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Uganda and Zambia?
1.38 billion current US$, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Uganda ranks 108th and Zambia ranks 111th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.