Uganda posted a trade deficit of USD 1,143.7 million in August 2026, nearly doubling from USD 606.0 million in the same month a year earlier, as imports grew faster than exports. Imports surged 58.1% year-on-year to USD 2,635.8 million, while exports increased 40.6% to USD 1,492.1 million. source: Bank of Uganda
Uganda recorded a trade deficit of 1143.70 USD Million in August of 2026. Balance of Trade in Uganda averaged -209.78 USD Million from 1993 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 14.60 USD Million in April of 1996 and a record low of -1143.70 USD Million in August of 2026. This page provides the latest reported value for - Uganda Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Uganda Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.
Uganda recorded a trade deficit of 1143.70 USD Million in August of 2026. Balance of Trade in Uganda is expected to be -330.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Uganda Balance of Trade is projected to trend around -140.00 USD Million in 2027 and -170.00 USD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.