Sudan (SDN) and Somalia (SOM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Sudan-Somalia Trade: In 2018, Sudan exported $1.31M to Somalia. The main products that Sudan exported to Somalia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Sudan to Somalia have increased at an annualized rate of 80.8%, from $67.7k in 2013 to $1.31M in 2018.

In 2018, Sudan did not export any services to Somalia.

Somalia-Sudan Trade: In 2018, Somalia exported $166k to Sudan. The main products that Somalia exported to Sudan were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Somalia to Sudan have increased at an annualized rate of 48.7%, from $22.9k in 2013 to $166k in 2018.

In 2018, Somalia did not export any services to Sudan.

Comparison In 2022, Sudan ranked 123 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.35), and 123 in total exports ($5.52B). That same year, Somalia ranked 167 in total exports ($569M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2018, Sudan exported $1.31M to Somalia. There were not main exports from Sudan to Somalia in 2018. During the last 5 years the exports of Sudan to Somalia have increased at an annualized rate of 80.8%, from $67.7k in 2013 to $1.31M in 2018.

In 2013, Somalia exported $166k to Sudan. There were not main exports from Somalia to Sudan in 2013. During the last 5 years the exports of Somalia to Sudan have increased at an annualized rate of 48.7%, from $22.9k in 2018 to $166k in 2013.

Exports from Sudan () to Somalia () (2018)

Exports from Somalia () to Sudan () (2018)

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Trade between Sudan () and Somalia ()

Sudan Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Sudan
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.38B

Somalia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$283M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sudan than Somalia included United Arab Emirates ($2.38B), China ($877M), and Italy ($457M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Somalia than Sudan included Oman ($173M), Bulgaria ($18.5M), and Bahrain ($9M).

Difference in imports from Somalia () and Sudan () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sudan - Somalia

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

During 2018, Sudan had a large net trade with Somalia in the exports of N/A.

During 2013, Somalia had a large net trade with Sudan in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sudan Somalia+$2.32kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Somalia Sudan+$3.47kGold

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 Somalia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Sudan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Somalia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Somalia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sudan.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Sudan () to Somalia () (2018)

Exports from Somalia () to Sudan () (2018)

Latest Data

Trade between Sudan () and Somalia ()

Sudan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Somalia () and Sudan () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sudan - Somalia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Sudan () and Somalia () (2018)

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