Cocoa Beans Prices in Uganda
These figures are the global benchmark (world reference) price for cocoa beans, updated monthly from World Bank Pink Sheet. Country-specific farmgate, wholesale and retail prices for Uganda are being added as additional official sources are integrated.
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (UGX) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Global benchmark | 4.16 | 16,000 | ▲ 22.4% | ▼ 53.7% | World Bank Pink Sheet |
As of May 2026, the cocoa beans price in Uganda is US$ 4.16 per kg (16,000 UGX), down 53.7% year-on-year. Every figure is sourced and dated — no estimates are presented as observed prices.
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Cocoa Beans Price History & Trend
Monthly cocoa beans price, US$ per kg — the line grows each month as we record it. Source: World Bank Pink Sheet.
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List your produceUganda cocoa beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Uganda shipped 34,174 tonnes of cocoa beans. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Uganda cocoa beans (processed category) has gone up, recording a change of 11.063 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cocoa beans' exports grew by 24.14 percent netting the nation US$77.55m for the year 2019. Uganda's cocoa beans exports are classified as:
- Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted (HS code 180100)
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Uganda cocoa beans export values
In 2019, Uganda supplied cocoa beans with a value of 77.55m USD, an increment of 19.87% from 2018's total cocoa beans export of 64.695m USD. The yearly increase in value of Uganda cocoa beans between 2017 to 2018 was 19.346%.
The annual variation in the amount of Uganda's cocoa beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 24.14 percent when compared to a variation of 11.063% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Uganda cocoa beans ( in '000$ )
Uganda's leading destinations for cocoa beans are Malaysia, India, Singapore, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Uganda purchased 1,725 tonnes of cocoa beans in 2019.
Production
The production of cocoa beans in Uganda was 35,000 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 0%. The country had approximately 72,369.00 hectares under cocoa beans cultivation.