Country Info: Uganda

Bilateral Trade by Sector: United States - Uganda

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Value ('1000 dollars), US 'domestic exports' *, US 'imports for consumption' / Year-to-date is January-December 2015/16

Bilateral Trade by Sector: United States - Uganda

Value ('1000 dollars), US 'domestic exports' *, US 'imports for consumption' / Year-to-date is January-December 2015/16

Sector	Category	2014	2015	2016	2015 YTD	2016 YTD
Agricultural products:
	US Exports	2,938	1,879	1,343	1,879	1,343
	US Imports	34,722	36,081	39,769	36,081	39,769
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	1,109	1,203	1,231	1,203	1,231
	GSP imports	1,109	1,125	1,082	1,125	1,082
	AGOA imports		78	149	78	149
Forest products:
	US Exports	3,905	1,248	779	1,248	779
	US Imports	236	168	202	168	202
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	21	42	89	42	89
	GSP imports	21	42	89	42	89
	AGOA imports
Chemicals and related products:
	US Exports	5,688	6,229	5,006	6,229	5,006
	US Imports	37	324	31	324	31
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	6
	GSP imports	6
	AGOA imports
Energy-related products:
	US Exports	8	13	176	13	176
	US Imports
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports
	GSP imports
	AGOA imports
Textiles and apparel:
	US Exports	1,719	2,141	2,024	2,141	2,024
	US Imports	196	178	191	178	191
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	39	1	36	1	36
	GSP imports	12	1	6	1	6
	AGOA imports	27		31		31
Footwear:
	US Exports	110	121	67	121	67
	US Imports	128	148	143	148	143
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	56	147	143	147	143
	GSP imports	24	81	66	81	66
	AGOA imports	32	66	77	66	77
Minerals and metals:
	US Exports	2,354	3,202	2,202	3,202	2,202
	US Imports	300	781	65	781	65
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports		66	24	66	24
	GSP imports		66	24	66	24
	AGOA imports
Machinery:
	US Exports	6,665	7,741	6,664	7,741	6,664
	US Imports	201	47	78	47	78
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports			6		6
	GSP imports			6		6
	AGOA imports
Transportation equipment:
	US Exports	20,733	27,370	20,442	27,370	20,442
	US Imports	11	1,099	34	1,099	34
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports		30		30
	GSP imports		30		30
	AGOA imports
Electronic products:
	US Exports	17,003	17,687	16,163	17,687	16,163
	US Imports	869	215	951	215	951
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports
	GSP imports
	AGOA imports
Miscellaneous manufactures:
	US Exports	1,512	1,388	577	1,388	577
	US Imports	419	326	265	326	265
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	275	109	80	109	80
	GSP imports	275	109	49	109	49
	AGOA imports			31		31
Special provisions:
	US Exports	4,690	8,251	3,912	8,251	3,912
	US Imports	8,975	24,795	9,086	24,795	9,086
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports
	GSP imports
	AGOA imports
All sectors:
	US Exports	67,324	77,273	59,355	77,273	59,355
	US Imports	46,092	64,162	50,816	64,162	50,816
	AGOA (including GSP provisions) imports	1,506	1,598	1,610	1,598	1,610
	GSP imports	1,446	1,454	1,322	1,454	1,322
	AGOA imports	59	144	288	144	288

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)