{"id":3860,"date":"2026-01-22T19:14:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/home\/gold-overtakes-coffee-to-become-ugandas-top-export"},"modified":"2026-01-22T22:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T22:19:21","slug":"gold-overtakes-coffee-to-become-ugandas-top-export","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/economy\/gold-overtakes-coffee-to-become-ugandas-top-export","title":{"rendered":"Gold Overtakes Coffee to Become Uganda\u2019S Top Export"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>The Bank of Uganda announced that gold exports rose by 75.8% last year compared to the previous year, driven by rising global prices, attracting new investors and traders to the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Mugomi, Executive Director of the Economic Research and Analysis Department at the Bank, said that the value of gold exports reached $5.8 billion in 2025, up from $3.3 billion in 2024, noting that the jump was partly due to record-high global prices for the precious metal.<\/p>\n<p>With this performance, gold has surpassed coffee to become Uganda\u2019s largest export and top source of foreign currency, marking a significant shift in the country\u2019s economic structure, which had relied on coffee for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Although Uganda produces limited quantities of gold, it has recently become a regional hub for processing and trading gold from neighboring countries, particularly eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting growing interest in the sector, Uganda inaugurated last year its first large-scale gold mine in the eastern part of the country, with a Chinese investment of around $250 million, which could boost domestic production in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Global gold prices rose by more than 64% in 2025, amid rising geopolitical tensions that increased demand for the metal as a safe haven. According to the Ugandan official, the attractive prices encouraged new market entrants, contributing to export growth, though exact quantities were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Africa<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press. The Bank of Uganda announced that gold exports rose by 75.8% last year compared to the previous year, driven by rising global prices, attracting new investors and traders to the sector. 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