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Where does Uganda get its gold? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Uganda imported $3.3 billion of gold (85 tonnes), 0.6% of the world total. Its main sources were Tanzania (38%), Burkina Faso (13%) and South Africa (12%). Uganda was the world’s 23rd-largest importer of gold.

Summary

Value
$3.3billion
Tonnes
85tonnes
Share of world total
0.6%
World rank
23rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 7 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Tanzania1.3Tonnes: 57USD per tonne: $22,079,87238.3%Land
Burkina Faso0.43Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $78,070,80013.2%Air
South Africa0.4Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $79,270,79212.2%Air
Mali0.36Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $77,785,23711%Air
Mozambique0.36Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $57,202,64910.9%Air
Cameroon0.25Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $77,629,3877.6%Air
Ghana0.22Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $71,173,9036.8%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Tanzania has been its main source since 2018

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Tanzania 1.3
  • Burkina Faso 0.43
  • South Africa 0.4
  • Mali 0.36
  • Mozambique 0.36

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Tanzania01.3
Burkina Faso00.43
South Africa00.4
Mali00.36
Mozambique00.36

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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