Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Uganda
Uganda: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 24.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech exports in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Uganda is 24.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Uganda peaked at 41.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 93rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.6% | — |
| 1991 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.3% | -29.5% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | -54.8% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +31.8% |
| 1998 | 24.1% | +38.1% |
| 1999 | 38.1% | +58.0% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -66.0% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +102.5% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -39.4% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | +133.4% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -39.9% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +111.9% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -58.1% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +12.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 24.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.2%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 24.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +133.4% | 16.0% | 37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 13.3% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 12.9% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 13.8% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 20.4% | 24.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Uganda?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Uganda was 24.5% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Uganda ranks 93rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.