Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Uganda

Imports of goods and services in Uganda in 2025 — 17,826,764,688 US$. Ranked 85 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 19,210.8%.

2025 17.83B US$ +27.69% vs 2024
World rank 85of 138
Period maximum 17.83B US$2025
Period minimum 92.32M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Uganda, 1960–202505B10B15B20B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 92,315,052 US$1962: 96,334,175 US$1964: 136,093,399 US$1966: 234,355,313 US$1968: 234,635,307 US$1970: 253,394,932 US$1972: 250,174,997 US$1974: 315,796,977 US$1976: 235,100,000 US$1978: 456,521,739 US$1980: 324,000,000 US$1982: 381,500,000 US$1984: 517,947,171 US$1986: 597,834,914 US$1988: 1,157,116,667 US$1990: 833,711,479 US$1992: 694,106,644 US$1994: 762,125,449 US$1996: 1,415,906,250 US$1998: 1,343,623,399 US$2000: 1,368,560,402 US$2002: 1,548,626,997 US$2004: 1,807,281,866 US$2006: 2,829,448,599 US$2008: 4,617,770,608 US$2010: 6,520,260,385 US$2012: 7,648,498,556 US$2014: 6,870,189,627 US$2016: 5,485,150,866 US$2018: 7,096,219,372 US$2020: 8,116,375,577 US$2022: 10,244,593,521 US$2024: 13,960,593,894 US$2025: 17,826,764,688 US$
Change over the period: +17.73B (+19,210.79%) Average annual rate: 8.43 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda

Uganda 17.83B US$
World 33.73T US$
Eastern Africa computed 152B US$
Low-income countries computed 159B US$
Imports of goods and services — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 17.83B +3.87B +27.69%
2024 13.96B +3.36B +31.67%
2023 10.6B +358M +3.49%
2022 10.24B −266M −2.53%
2021 10.51B +2.39B +29.5%
2020 8.12B +250M +3.17%
2019 7.87B +771M +10.86%
2018 7.1B +893M +14.4%
2017 6.2B +718M +13.09%
2016 5.49B −2.55B −31.74%
2015 8.04B +1.17B +16.97%
2014 6.87B −820M −10.67%
2013 7.69B +41.98M +0.55%
2012 7.65B +151M +2.02%
2011 7.5B +977M +14.99%
2010 6.52B −629M −8.79%
2009 7.15B +2.53B +54.81%
2008 4.62B +1.04B +29.1%
2007 3.58B +748M +26.42%
2006 2.83B +537M +23.41%
2005 2.29B +485M +26.86%
2004 1.81B +142M +8.55%
2003 1.66B +116M +7.51%
2002 1.55B +158M +11.35%
2001 1.39B +22.17M +1.62%
2000 1.37B −57.49M −4.03%
1999 1.43B +82.42M +6.13%
1998 1.34B +39.66M +3.04%
1997 1.3B −112M −7.91%
1996 1.42B +217M +18.09%
1995 1.2B +437M +57.32%
1994 762M +80.12M +11.75%
1993 682M −12.1M −1.74%
1992 694M −34.61M −4.75%
1991 729M −105M −12.59%
1990 834M −121M −12.67%
1989 955M −202M −17.49%
1988 1.16B +25.89M +2.29%
1987 1.13B +533M +89.22%
1986 598M +69.59M +13.17%
1985 528M +10.3M +1.99%
1984 518M +212M +69.45%
1983 306M −75.83M −19.88%
1982 382M +86.5M +29.32%
1981 295M −29M −8.95%
1980 324M −51M −13.6%
1979 375M −81.52M −17.86%
1978 457M +228M +99.35%
1977 229M −6.1M −2.59%
1976 235M −22.46M −8.72%
1975 258M −58.24M −18.44%
1974 316M +91.94M +41.07%
1973 224M −26.32M −10.52%
1972 250M −89.32M −26.31%
1971 339M +86.1M +33.98%
1970 253M +15.68M +6.6%
1969 238M +3.08M +1.31%
1968 235M −1.26M −0.53%
1967 236M +1.54M +0.66%
1966 234M +18.9M +8.77%
1965 215M +79.36M +58.31%
1964 136M +12.79M +10.38%
1963 123M +26.96M +27.99%
1962 96.33M +740,282 +0.77%
1961 95.59M +3.28M +3.55%
1960 92.32M

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

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