PACEID Progress Report Q3 & 4-FY 2024/25 & Q1 FY 2025/26

This report offers an overview of Uganda’s export progress from January to September 2025, with a particular focus on the contributions of the Exports and Industrial Development Advisory Unit (PACEID). It functions as both a performance review and a strategic plan, helping ensure that PACEID stays on track to deliver sustainable results for Uganda’s exports and industry. The goal is to reach an additional USD 6 billion in export revenue by the end of 2028 through an export-led transformation.

The report examines three consecutive quarters: the third and fourth quarters of the 2024/2025 financial year (January–March and April–June 2025, respectively) and the first quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year (July–September 2025). This quarterly approach facilitates systematic progress tracking, early identification of challenges, and strategic adjustments to maintain momentum towards Uganda’s export growth objectives.

Uganda mainly exports low-value primary commodities, a situation PACEID is actively working to change. We believe that small steps, built upon each other, create unstoppable momentum. However, many of the social elite and planners often lack the right mindset and understanding of external income sources. Instead, they tend to focus heavily on government expenditure and domestic consumption pressures, which are part of a country’s GDP but not sufficient to generate jobs or boost foreign exchange. To shift this attitude, a combination of education, awareness campaigns, and practical support for exporting companies is necessary.