Summary
- Kenya → Uganda
- $860million
- Uganda → Kenya
- $440million
- Kenya’s balance
- $420million
Balance
Kenya’s trade balance with Uganda
Trade between Kenya and Uganda grew 5.7-fold since 1995
USD millions (current). Kenya’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 860
- Imports 440
- Balance +420
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $213 million | $16 million | $197 million |
| 1996 | $250 million | $52 million | $198 million |
| 1997 | $211 million | $19 million | $192 million |
| 1998 | $286 million | $47 million | $238 million |
| 1999 | $267 million | $34 million | $233 million |
| 2000 | $310 million | $64 million | $246 million |
| 2001 | $306 million | $45 million | $261 million |
| 2002 | $312 million | $63 million | $249 million |
| 2003 | $373 million | $68 million | $306 million |
| 2004 | $424 million | $77 million | $347 million |
| 2005 | $543 million | $69 million | $475 million |
| 2006 | $434 million | $44 million | $390 million |
| 2007 | $506 million | $132 million | $374 million |
| 2008 | $539 million | $167 million | $372 million |
| 2009 | $543 million | $164 million | $379 million |
| 2010 | $548 million | $182 million | $366 million |
| 2011 | $645 million | $227 million | $418 million |
| 2012 | $585 million | $237 million | $348 million |
| 2013 | $609 million | $277 million | $333 million |
| 2014 | $593 million | $297 million | $296 million |
| 2015 | $584 million | $296 million | $288 million |
| 2016 | $528 million | $258 million | $270 million |
| 2017 | $536 million | $454 million | $82 million |
| 2018 | $619 million | $519 million | $101 million |
| 2019 | $860 million | $417 million | $443 million |
| 2020 | $898 million | $319 million | $579 million |
| 2021 | $871 million | $424 million | $447 million |
| 2022 | $776 million | $459 million | $317 million |
| 2023 | $880 million | $434 million | $446 million |
| 2024 | $860 million | $440 million | $420 million |
What they sell each other
What Kenya sells to Uganda
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Uganda sells to Kenya
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
Kenya and Uganda traded $1.3 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly over land: 100% of the value travels by truck, rail or pipeline.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Uganda was Kenya’s 5th largest trading partner (4% of its trade), and Kenya was Uganda’s 5th (6%).
- Uganda in Kenya’s trade
- 4.2%
- Uganda’s rank among Kenya’s partners
- 5th
- Kenya in Uganda’s trade
- 5.7%
- Kenya’s rank among Uganda’s partners
- 5th
Compare with
Other partners of Kenya
Other partners of Uganda
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.