Sudan (SDN) and Italy (ITA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Sudan-Italy Trade: In 2023, Sudan exported $301M to Italy. The main products that Sudan exported to Italy were Crude Petroleum ($299M), Insect Resins ($1.48M), and Tanned Sheep Hides ($328k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sudan to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 68.6%, from $22.1M in 2018 to $301M in 2023.

In 2023, Sudan did not export any services to Italy.

Italy-Sudan Trade: In 2023, Italy exported $49.4M to Sudan. The main products that Italy exported to Sudan were Electric Generating Sets ($7.85M), Processed Tomatoes ($7.77M), and Liquid Pumps ($4.61M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Sudan have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.5%, from $146M in 2018 to $49.4M in 2023.

In 2023, Italy 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, Italy ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 6 in total exports ($638B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Sudan exported $301M to Italy. The main products exported from Sudan to Italy were Crude Petroleum ($299M), Insect Resins ($1.48M), and Tanned Sheep Hides ($328k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sudan to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 68.6%, from $22.1M in 2018 to $301M in 2023.

In 2018, Italy exported $49.4M to Sudan. The main products exported from Italy to Sudan were Electric Generating Sets ($7.85M), Processed Tomatoes ($7.77M), and Liquid Pumps ($4.61M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Sudan have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.5%, from $146M in 2023 to $49.4M in 2018.

Exports from Sudan () to Italy () (2023)

Exports from Italy () to Sudan () (2023)

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Trade between Sudan () and Italy ()

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Sudan
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.09B

Italy
Top DestinationGermany$71.4B

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

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Sudan than from Italy.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Italy than Sudan included Germany ($71.4B), United States ($70.9B), and France ($61.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Sudan - Italy

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

During 2023, Sudan had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Mineral Products ($299M), Vegetable Products ($1.48M), and Animal Hides ($328k).

During 2018, Italy had a large net trade with Sudan in the exports of Machines ($26.7M), Foodstuffs ($8.72M), and Miscellaneous ($4.33M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sudan Italy+$44.1MGold

Top Product Potential Italy Sudan+$10.2MPackaged Medicaments

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Sudan () to Italy () (2023)

Exports from Italy () to Sudan () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Sudan () and Italy ()

Sudan Exports

Italy Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Sudan - Italy

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Sudan () and Italy () (2023)

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