Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Uganda
Uganda: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 26.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Uganda, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 26.9% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.2% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Uganda peaked at 59.7% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1967.
Uganda ranks 59th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.8% | — |
| 1961 | 6.7% | -14.3% |
| 1962 | 4.3% | -36.1% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | -43.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | -61.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -23.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -20.9% |
| 1968 | 27.4% | +4665.0% |
| 1969 | 28.6% | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 31.4% | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 24.1% | -23.2% |
| 1972 | 30.6% | +26.8% |
| 1973 | 43.7% | +42.7% |
| 1974 | 39.6% | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 37.1% | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 52.2% | +40.9% |
| 1977 | 59.7% | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 30.2% | -49.4% |
| 1979 | 34.4% | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 31.8% | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 43.5% | +36.9% |
| 1982 | 34.5% | -20.6% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 39.0% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 35.2% | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 34.6% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 20.4% | -41.1% |
| 1988 | 23.9% | +17.4% |
| 1989 | 22.0% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 39.0% | +77.2% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | -60.7% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | +54.1% |
| 1993 | 31.2% | +32.2% |
| 1994 | 41.5% | +32.8% |
| 1995 | 41.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 45.9% | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 49.7% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -31.0% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +37.1% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -35.3% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +70.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 26.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 26.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.0%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +4665.0% | 0.6% | 27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.0% | 0.6% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.3% | 24.1% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 20.4% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 15.3% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 19.6% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.5% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 15.8% | 29.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 56 French Polynesia 28.3% compare
- 57 Burkina Faso 27.7% compare
- 58 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 27.1% compare
- 60 Chile 26.9% compare
- 61 Georgia 26.6% compare
- 62 Mozambique 26.5% 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 low- and middle-income economies within in Uganda?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Uganda was 26.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 1977.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1967.
- How does Uganda rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Uganda ranks 59th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.