South Sudan
2021 Product Exports | Imports: $564M | $870M, 167 of 226 | 181 of 226
2021 Per Capita Product Exports | Imports: $49.5 | $76.4, 211 of 219 | 215 of 219
Overview In 2021 South Sudan was the number 167 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 181 in total imports.
Exports The top exports of South Sudan are Crude Petroleum ($455M), Refined Petroleum ($84.9M), Forage Crops ($9.75M), Onions ($2.1M), and Sheep and Goat Meat ($1.99M), exporting mostly to China ($299M), Italy ($88.7M), Singapore ($85.7M), Japan ($66.6M), and United Arab Emirates ($20M).
Imports The top imports of South Sudan are Delivery Trucks ($61M), Cars ($50.2M), Other Edible Preparations ($39.3M), Sorghum ($26.3M), and Packaged Medicaments ($21.6M), importing mostly from United Arab Emirates ($337M), Kenya ($155M), China ($140M), United States ($57.6M), and India ($28M).
Location South Sudan borders Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda by land and Saudi Arabia by sea.
Latest Trends
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#permalink to sectionThe 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.
Latest Data
#permalink to sectionThe 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.
Historical Data
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#permalink to sectionTop Export (2021): Crude Petroleum, $455M
Top Destination (2021): China, $299M
In 2021, South Sudan exported a total of $564M, making it the number 167 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of South Sudan have changed by -$916M from $1.48B in 2016 to $564M in 2021.
The most recent exports are led by Crude Petroleum ($455M), Refined Petroleum ($84.9M), Forage Crops ($9.75M), Onions ($2.1M), and Sheep and Goat Meat ($1.99M). The most common destination for the exports of South Sudan are China ($299M), Italy ($88.7M), Singapore ($85.7M), Japan ($66.6M), and United Arab Emirates ($20M).
Market Growth
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Fastest Growing Import Markets (2020 - 2021)
- United Arab Emirates, $144M (+ 75%)
- United States, $18.6M (+ 47.8%)
- Ethiopia, $7.06M (+ 103%)
Service Trade
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#permalink to sectionSouth 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).
Economic Complexity
#permalink to sectionMost Specialized Products by RCA Index
#permalink to sectionSouth Sudan has a high level of specialization in Forage Crops (102), Insect Resins (73.5), Crude Petroleum (17.9), Onions (10.4), and Sheep and Goat Meat (7.05). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between South Sudan observed and expected exports in each product.
Most Complex Products by PCI
#permalink to sectionThe highest complexity exports of South Sudan according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco... (-0.84), Fixed vegetable fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether... (-0.88), Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines,... (-0.89), Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing... (-0.99), and Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowing (-1.22). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.
Export Opportunities by Relatedness
#permalink to sectionThe top export opportunities for South Sudan according to the relatedness index, were Gold (0.046), Manganese Ore (0.038), Raw Cotton (0.036), Dried Legumes (0.036), and Ground Nuts (0.035). 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.
Product Space
#permalink to sectionThe 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.
Diversification Frontier
#permalink to sectionThe 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.
