Share of imports that come from China in Uganda
Uganda: Share of imports that come from China was 24.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Uganda, 1949–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 24.9% for share of imports that come from china in 2025. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.0% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Uganda peaked at 24.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1977.
That places Uganda 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 0.5% | — |
| 1963 | 2.2% | +386.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | -58.2% |
| 1965 | 2.8% | +200.0% |
| 1966 | 4.8% | +71.7% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -51.2% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | -14.6% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | -20.8% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -37.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -47.8% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +116.4% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | +70.0% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | +87.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -74.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -79.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +129.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +18.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +130.8% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -14.7% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | +172.0% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +67.4% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | -41.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -68.1% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | +451.0% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -57.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -24.9% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -35.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +26.8% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +113.2% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +41.9% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +45.1% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | +27.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 24.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 24.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +451.0% | 0.9% | 4.7% |
| 1963 | +386.8% | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| 1965 | +200.0% | 0.9% | 2.8% |
| 1987 | +172.0% | 1.0% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 4.8% | 7 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 3.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 4.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 3.1% | 8.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 8.9% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 17.4% | 24.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 19.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -31.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -34.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Uganda?
- Share of imports that come from china in Uganda was 24.9% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1977.
- How does Uganda rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Uganda ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.