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Sudan-Iran Trade: In 2022, Sudan exported $422k to Iran. The main products that Sudan exported to Iran were N/A. Over the past 6 years the exports of Sudan to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 44.5%, from $14.5M in 2016 to $422k in 2022.

In 2022, Sudan did not export any services to Iran.

Iran-Sudan Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $142M to Sudan. The main products that Iran exported to Sudan were N/A. Over the past 6 years the exports of Iran to Sudan have increased at an annualized rate of 10%, from $88.1M in 2016 to $142M in 2022.

In 2022, Iran did not export any services to Sudan.

Comparison: In 2023, Sudan ranked 121 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.24), and 128 in total exports ($5.09B). That same year, Iran ranked 58 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.084), and 92 in total exports ($13.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Sudan exported $422k to Iran. There were not main exports from Sudan to Iran in 2022. During the last 6 years the exports of Sudan to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 44.5%, from $14.5M in 2016 to $422k in 2022.

In 2017, Iran exported $142M to Sudan. There were not main exports from Iran to Sudan in 2017. During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Sudan have increased at an annualized rate of 10%, from $88.1M in 2022 to $142M in 2017.

Exports from Sudan () to Iran () (2022)

Exports from Iran () to Sudan () (2022)

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Trade between Sudan () and Iran ()

Sudan Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Sudan
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.09B

Iran
Top DestinationChina$4.59B

This map shows whether countries import more from Sudan or Iran. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Sudan and Iran or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Sudan than Iran included Saudi Arabia ($802M), United Arab Emirates ($1.09B), and Malaysia ($470M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Iran than Sudan included China ($4.59B), Turkey ($2.18B), and Pakistan ($943M).

Difference in imports from Iran () and Sudan () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Sudan - Iran

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This chart compares trade between Sudan and Iran by product, considering products traded by both, Sudan and Iran.

During 2022, Sudan had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of .

During 2017, Iran had a large net trade with Sudan in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sudan Iran+$3.27kOther Oily Seeds

Top Product Potential Iran Sudan+$3.48kEthylene Polymers

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Sudan and Iran. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Sudan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iran. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Iran indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sudan.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Sudan () to Iran () (2022)

Exports from Iran () to Sudan () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Sudan () and Iran ()

Sudan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Iran () and Sudan () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Sudan - Iran

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Sudan () and Iran () (2022)

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