Uganda: Imports, billion dollars

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 Uganda

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 13.18
 Year 2024
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 2.66
 Min - Max 0.09 - 13.18
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2024 is 13.18 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 10.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 205.64 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for Uganda from 1960 to 2024 is 2.66 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.09 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 13.18 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2024. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Uganda - Imports, billion dollars - Recent values chart

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Uganda - Imports, billion dollars - historical chart - 1960-2024




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Terms of trade 104.40 2023 percent
 Trade openness 41.47 2024 percent
 Financial openness 1.212 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 16.91 2024 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 9.07 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 46.44 2024 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 24.56 2024 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 13.18 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 6.13 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 3.30 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 4.97 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -7.96 2024 percent
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -7.66 2024 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -4.92 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 3.36 2018 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 2.63 2023 percent
 Remittances 1,430.72 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 707.49 2024 million USD
 External debt 35.02 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 2.65 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 15.15 2018 percent
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