South Sudan
2020 Product Exports | Imports: $850M | $1.1B, 161 of 226 | 172 of 226
2020 Per Capita Product Exports | Imports: $76 | $98, 203 of 219 | 213 of 219
2019 Service Exports | Imports : $105M | $981M, 107 of 108 | 94 of 108
2020 Product Exports | Imports: $850M | $1.1B, 161 of 226 | 172 of 226
2020 Per Capita Product Exports | Imports: $76 | $98, 203 of 219 | 213 of 219
2019 Service Exports | Imports : $105M | $981M, 107 of 108 | 94 of 108
Overview In 2020 South Sudan was the number 161 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 172 in total imports.
Exports The top exports of South Sudan are Crude Petroleum ($701M), Gold ($111M), Forage Crops ($22M), Onions ($4.28M), and Scrap Iron ($3.68M), exporting mostly to China ($677M), Uganda ($86.7M), United Arab Emirates ($57.1M), Italy ($24.3M), and India ($2.08M).
Imports The top imports of South Sudan are Cars ($78.5M), Delivery Trucks ($52.3M), Other Edible Preparations ($45.9M), Sorghum ($38.7M), and Raw Sugar ($35.9M), importing mostly from Uganda ($357M), Kenya ($216M), United Arab Emirates ($192M), China ($156M), and United States ($38.9M).
Location South Sudan borders Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda by land and Saudi Arabia by sea.
The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of South Sudan.
Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.
*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.
The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.
*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.
Top Export (2020): Crude Petroleum, $701M
Top Destination (2020): China, $357M
In 2020, South Sudan exported a total of $850M, making it the number 161 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of South Sudan have changed by -$1.49B from $2.34B in 2015 to $850M in 2020.
The most recent exports are led by Crude Petroleum ($701M), Gold ($111M), Forage Crops ($22M), Onions ($4.28M), and Scrap Iron ($3.68M). The most common destination for the exports of South Sudan are China ($677M), Uganda ($86.7M), United Arab Emirates ($57.1M), Italy ($24.3M), and India ($2.08M).
South Sudan Exports Services (2019): $105M
South Sudan Imports Services (2019): $981M
In 2019, South Sudan exported $105M worth of services. The top services exported by South Sudan in 2019 were Other business services ($87.5M), Royalties and license fees ($8.96M), Construction services ($4.45M), Financial services ($3.26M), and Computer and information services ($350k).
The top services imported by South Sudan in 2019 were Transportation ($949M), Financial services ($15M), Other business services ($8.17M), Government services, n.i.e. ($3.3M), and Insurance services ($1.79M).
South Sudan has a high level of specialization in Forage Crops (138), Crude Petroleum (21.6), Insect Resins (17.7), Onions (11.4), and Gold (5.17). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between South Sudan observed and expected exports in each product.
The highest complexity exports of South Sudan according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Scrap Iron (-0.41), Forage Crops (-0.9), Sawn Wood (-1.15), Sheep and Goat Meat (-1.49), and Onions (-1.94). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.
The top export opportunities for South Sudan according to the relatedness index, are Petroleum Gas (0.016), Raw Cotton (0.016), Cocoa Beans (0.015), Other Oily Seeds (0.015), and Wool (0.015). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that South Sudan is not specialized in.
The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.
The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.