Goods imports
Trade deficit narrows on higher gold exports
Increase in gold exports in July allowed outbound merchandise to outpace a gain in goods imports
Trade deficit in goods widens in January
Uganda's merchandise trade deficit increased at the fastest rate in seven months in January as goods exports fell while inbound shipments rose for the first time since July 2021
Trade deficit narrows in December
The Uganda merchandise trade deficit narrowed for the second consecutive month in December as gold imports and exports recorded steep declines
Merchandise trade in January shrinks as election concerns take toll
The Uganda monthly goods trade deficit narrowed at the sharpest rate since 2019 in May as both exports and imports fell, most certainly due to election-related uncertainty
Goods imports, exports fall to record lows
Uganda's goods imports dropped at the sharpest rate since May 1999 in March, leading to the narrowest merchandise trade deficit in 12 months, according to data released by the central bank
Goods trade deficit narrows in December as imports fall for third straight month
The Uganda goods trade deficit with its international partners contracted for the third straight month in December on a decline in goods imports, according to figures from the Bank of Uganda
Exports rise most in 2 years in 2019 on surge in gold shipments
Uganda's export growth rose to a two-year high last year as a surge in gold shipments helped shake off the effects of a border crisis with Rwanda, preliminary data show
Imports and exports both fall as trade deficit narrows in October
The Uganda goods trade deficit narrowed for the second time in three months in October as both exports and imports declined, according to data from the Bank of Uganda
Uganda trade deficit falls as imports slide to 5-month low
Uganda's merchandise exports posted their fastest growth in three months in July as imports eased, leading to a slowdown in the merchandise trade deficitMore Goods imports
Uganda posts largest trade deficit on record
Uganda posted a record merchandise trade deficit in April as imports strongly outpaced exports, Bank of Uganda figures show
Uganda exports to Rwanda hit hard by border closure
The ongoing standoff between Uganda and Rwanda, which saw the latter closing its borders in late February, has hit Ugandan exports to its south-western neighbour, recent data show
Trade deficit falls as exports grow at fastest rate since March 1995
Uganda's merchandise exports surged in March on a spike in gold shipments, bringing down the merchandise trade deficit to its lowest level in fourteen months
Trade deficit grows in November as exports fall
Uganda's merchandise exports fell in November on a year on year basis as imports increased, leading to the fastest rise in the trade deficit in three months
Trade deficit narrows on export growth but coffee drops for 12th straight month
Uganda's merchandise goods trade position with the rest of the world improved for the second straight month in October as exports rose faster than imports, Bank of Uganda figures show
Uganda posts first trade deficit drop in 13 months in September
Ugandan imports fell back in September with the country posting the first reduction in its goods trade deficit in 13 months
Uganda’s trade deficit widened in June at fastest rate in four months
A decrease in exports even as imports increased was responsible for the widening of Uganda's trade deficit in the month of June, according to data from the Bank of Uganda.
Uganda’s trade deficit hits four-month low in May
Uganda's merchandise trade deficit eased to its lowest in four months in May following a fall in government project imports and a bump in outward shipments
Uganda goods trade deficit rises to highest in seven months
A decline in the value of Uganda's goods exports even as the cost of imports rose was responsible for the trade deficit accelerating to its highest since September 2017 in April
Uganda’s trade deficit hits four-month high in February
Uganda's merchandise trade deficit widened in February as imports of goods rose to their highest level in four months