Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Uganda
Uganda: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 35.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Uganda, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from high-income economies in Uganda is 35.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Uganda peaked at 90.8% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2020.
Uganda ranks 180th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.1% | — |
| 1961 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 88.6% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 87.0% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 86.5% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 90.8% | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 65.8% | -27.5% |
| 1969 | 63.7% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 61.5% | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 68.9% | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 62.6% | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 50.7% | -19.0% |
| 1974 | 52.5% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 54.6% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 44.5% | -18.6% |
| 1977 | 34.5% | -22.5% |
| 1978 | 59.0% | +71.2% |
| 1979 | 51.4% | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 54.1% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 48.0% | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 55.4% | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 48.2% | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 56.0% | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 48.4% | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 64.1% | +32.3% |
| 1988 | 56.1% | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 66.7% | +18.9% |
| 1990 | 55.5% | -16.9% |
| 1991 | 70.0% | +26.2% |
| 1992 | 65.6% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 45.7% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 46.6% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 44.5% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 44.7% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 44.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | -16.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 35.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.4%, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 35.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.2%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +71.2% | 34.5% | 59.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.1% | 63.7% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.0% | 34.5% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.5% | 48.0% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 40.5% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 44.0% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 35.6% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 30.9% | 41.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 177 East Timor 36.8% compare
- 178 Argentina 36.0% compare
- 179 Sierra Leone 35.2% compare
- 181 Myanmar 34.3% compare
- 182 Bolivia 34.1% compare
- 183 Bangladesh 34.0% compare
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)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Uganda?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Uganda was 35.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 1967.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Uganda ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.