South Sudan2019 Economic Complexity: -2.14, Rank 156 of 157
2019 Product Exports | Imports: $1.71B | $667M, 143 of 225 | 186 of 225
2019 Per Capita Product Exports | Imports: $155 | $60.3, 185 of 219 | 218 of 219
2018 Service Exports | Imports : $1.71B | $537M, 59 of 88 | 74 of 88
Overview: In 2019 South Sudan was the number 0 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 143 in total exports, the number 186 in total imports, the number 0 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 156 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI).
Exports: The top exports of South Sudan are Crude Petroleum ($1.62B), Gold ($47.6M), Forage Crops ($28.8M), Sawn Wood ($6.73M), and Rough Wood ($3.01M), exporting mostly to China ($1.51B), United Arab Emirates ($79.5M), United States ($70.4M), India ($46.9M), and Spain ($1.56M).
Imports: The top imports of South Sudan are Cars ($88.3M), Delivery Trucks ($47.6M), Packaged Medicaments ($35.9M), Other Edible Preparations ($29.6M), and Knit Men's Coats ($14M), importing mostly from United Arab Emirates ($247M), Kenya ($122M), China ($122M), Switzerland ($25.2M), and Netherlands ($23.6M).
Location: South Sudan borders Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda by land and Saudi Arabia by sea.
Top Export (2019): Crude Petroleum, $1.62B
Top Destination (2019): China, $1.51B
In 2019, South Sudan exported a total of $1.71B, making it the number 143 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of South Sudan have changed by -$2.69B from $4.4B in 2014 to $1.71B in 2019.
The most recent exports are led by Crude Petroleum ($1.62B), Gold ($47.6M), Forage Crops ($28.8M), Sawn Wood ($6.73M), and Rough Wood ($3.01M). The most common destination for the exports of South Sudan are China ($1.51B), United Arab Emirates ($79.5M), United States ($70.4M), India ($46.9M), and Spain ($1.56M).
Top Import (2019): Cars, $88.3M
Top Origin (2019): United Arab Emirates, $247M
In 2019 South Sudan imported $667M, making it the number 186 trade destination in the world. During the last five reported years the imports of South Sudan changed by $123M from $544M in 2014 to $667M in 2019.
The most recent imports of South Sudan are led by Cars ($88.3M), Delivery Trucks ($47.6M), Packaged Medicaments ($35.9M), Other Edible Preparations ($29.6M), and Knit Men's Coats ($14M). The most common import partners for South Sudan are United Arab Emirates ($247M), Kenya ($122M), China ($122M), Switzerland ($25.2M), and Netherlands ($23.6M).
Fastest Growing Export Markets (2018 - 2019)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2018 - 2019)
South Sudan Exports Services (2018): $1.71B
South Sudan Imports Services (2018): $537M
In 2018, South Sudan exported $1.71B worth of services. The top services exported by South Sudan in 2018 were Merchanting and other trade-related services ($1.63B), Franchises and similar rights ($24.4M), Construction services ($22.1M), Personal, cultural, and recreational services ($19.5M), and Other government services ($7.51M).
The top services imported by South Sudan in 2018 were Transportation ($294M), Computer and information services ($80.2M), Other business services ($53.4M), Other government services ($51.7M), and Financial services ($24.1M).
During the last 7 years South Sudan's economy has become relatively más complex, moving from the 156th to the 156th position in the ECI rank.
These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.
South Sudan has a high level of specialization in Forage Crops (100), Insect Resins (17.6), Crude Petroleum (17.4), Rough Wood (2.11), and Buckwheat (1.95). 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 Wood sawn, chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled (-1.11), Animal fodder and forage products, roots etc. (-1.37), Buckwheat, millet and canary seed, other cereals (-1.47), Melons, watermelons and papaws (papayas), fresh (-1.67), and Wood in the rough or roughly squared (-1.71). 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 Raw Cotton (0.023), Other Oily Seeds (0.022), Petroleum Gas (0.021), Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews (0.018), and Tin Ores (0.018). 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 it is currently specialized in.
The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is a 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 emissions.
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