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Uganda

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Africa · #95 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available

39.4▲ +3.5 YoY

●●○0.75IEPA COMPOSITE

SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE

IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026

CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP

IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly

PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY

IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024

#99of 145 ranked economies▼ 2 places since 2010

How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.

CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER

5.71% / yr

Implied growth

Annual growth the current capability base points to.

167

Diversity

Distinct products made at competitive scale.

-0.52

Capability score

Standardized: 0 is the world average.

-0.01

Outlook

Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.

INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE

VINTAGE 2022-2024

POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE

IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024

Agriculture44 of 200 made · 47% of the rest within reach

Construction, Building, and Home Supplies21 of 104 made · 49% of the rest within reach

Textile and Home Goods7 of 78 made · 25% of the rest within reach

Textile Apparel and Accessories4 of 50 made · 24% of the rest within reach

Minerals4 of 48 made · 43% of the rest within reach

Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts7 of 155 made · 18% of the rest within reach

Industrial Chemicals and Metals5 of 157 made · 17% of the rest within reach

Electronic and Electrical Goods1 of 73 made · 6% of the rest within reach

MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY

Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 1% made, and only 6% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.

READ ON THE 93 OF 167 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP

POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT

IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024

Ice cream$6B world market

Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY +0.13

Toilet paper$28B world market

Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.14 · COMPLEXITY -0.42

Bakery products$52B world market

Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY -0.49

Cereal foods$8B world market

Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY -0.43

Insulated electrical wire$155B world market

Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY -0.26

Cardboard packing containers$28B world market

Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.53

THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 402 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT

LIVE SIGNALS

Founder Of $1 Billion Cancer Care Startup Steps Down As CEO - Forbes

Google News · Uganda · Startups & Innovation · Jul 15 · Startup Ecosystem

PEERS · EXTENDED

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ECOSYSTEM DENSITY

IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-25

236organizations indexed across 6 types · 236 mapped

Research organizations

Universities & research bodies

Health research

Government bodies

Corporate R&D

SEZ authorities

Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →

ORGANIZATIONS

a sample of 236 indexed

Kaweweta Special Economic Zone

SEZ authorities · Kampala · 2014

Bukalasa Agricultural College

Universities & research bodies · Luwero District · 1920

Makerere University

Universities & research bodies · Kampala · 1922

Uganda Clays (Uganda)

Corporate R&D · Kampala · 1950

MTN (Uganda)

Corporate R&D · Kampala · 1998

Wildlife Conservation Society Uganda

Research organizations · Kampala Central Division · 1957

Uganda Red Cross Society

Research organizations · Kampala · 1962

Mengo Hospital

Health research · Kampala · 1897

Rubaga Hospital

Health research · Kampala · 1899

Uganda National Meteorological Authority

Government bodies · Kampala · 1929

World Health Organization - Uganda

Government bodies · Kampala · 1948

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