Country Info: Uganda

Bilateral Trade by Sector: United States - Uganda

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Value ('1000 dollars) / Year-to-date is January-September

Bilateral Trade by Sector: United States - Uganda

Value ('1000 dollars) / Year-to-date is January-September

Sector	Category	2011	2012	2013	2013 YTD	2014 YTD
Agricultural products:
	US Exports	13,167	8,005	998	778	1,066
	US Imports	38,521	31,394	40,497	29,041	22,093
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	761	930	845	647	918
	GSP imports	761	921	823	625	918
	AGOA imports		8	23	23
Forest products:
	US Exports	974	1,688	2,036	1,077	3,047
	US Imports	125	190	221	159	214
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	22	98	78	39	14
	GSP imports	22	98	78	39	14
	AGOA imports
Chemicals and related products:
	US Exports	6,738	5,271	7,121	4,866	4,074
	US Imports	42	20	12	12	37
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports					6
	GSP imports					6
	AGOA imports
Energy-related products:
	US Exports	230	115	331	297	4
	US Imports
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports
	GSP imports
	AGOA imports
Textiles and apparel:
	US Exports	3,015	3,453	3,410	1,686	1,172
	US Imports	984	227	208	174	155
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	810	62	41	29	26
	GSP imports	39	6	9	5	3
	AGOA imports	771	56	32	24	23
Footwear:
	US Exports	394	377	135	13	100
	US Imports	31	133	220	218	128
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	16	132	219	217	56
	GSP imports	1	132	219	216	24
	AGOA imports	15		1		32
Minerals and metals:
	US Exports	2,742	1,294	2,968	2,187	1,955
	US Imports	3,121	527	739	739	6
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	229
	GSP imports	229
	AGOA imports
Machinery:
	US Exports	10,029	9,078	10,199	6,390	4,881
	US Imports	77	58	54	54	177
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports
	GSP imports
	AGOA imports
Transportation equipment:
	US Exports	15,823	23,028	22,113	15,223	17,448
	US Imports	10	10	25	25	5
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports			4	4
	GSP imports			4	4
	AGOA imports
Electronic products:
	US Exports	26,957	20,614	48,016	41,877	13,284
	US Imports	170	81	154	107	824
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports
	GSP imports
	AGOA imports
Miscellaneous manufactures:
	US Exports	1,374	896	1,316	1,046	1,385
	US Imports	972	808	556	358	198
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	701	616	390	228	142
	GSP imports	701	616	390	228	142
	AGOA imports			1
Special provisions:
	US Exports	5,862	6,770	10,102	8,621	3,878
	US Imports	1,828	1,030	4,403	2,395	5,989
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports
	GSP imports
	AGOA imports
All sectors:
	US Exports	87,306	80,591	108,745	84,061	52,294
	US Imports	45,882	34,479	47,089	33,281	29,827
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	2,541	1,838	1,578	1,164	1,162
	GSP imports	1,754	1,774	1,522	1,117	1,107
	AGOA imports	787	64	56	47	54

US Department of Commerce

Note: empty fields denote ‘no trade’, NE means ‘not eligible’

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Economic Background

Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, small deposits of copper, gold, and other minerals, and recently discovered oil. Uganda has never conducted a national minerals survey. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing over 80% of the work force. Coffee accounts for the bulk of export revenues. Since 1986, the government - with the support of foreign countries and international agencies - has acted to rehabilitate and stabilize the economy by undertaking currency reform, raising producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, and improving civil service wages.

The policy changes are especially aimed at dampening inflation and boosting production and export earnings.

Since 1990 economic reforms ushered in an era of solid economic growth based on continued investment in infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, lower inflation, better domestic security, and the return of exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs.

Uganda has received about $2 billion in multilateral and bilateral debt relief. In 2007 Uganda received $10 million for a Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program.

The global economic downturn hurt Uganda's exports; however, Uganda's GDP growth has largely recovered due to past reforms and sound management of the downturn. Oil revenues and taxes will become a larger source of government funding as oil comes on line in the next few years. Rising food and fuel prices in 2011 led to protests.

Instability in South Sudan is a risk for the Ugandan economy because Uganda's main export partner is Sudan, and Uganda is a key destination for Sudanese refugees. Unreliable power, high energy costs, inadequate transportation infrastructure, and corruption inhibit economic development and investor confidence. (Source: World Factbook, 2013)