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

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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.

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.

Comparison In 2023, Somalia ranked 161 in total exports ($1.03B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Sudan ranked 121 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.24), and 128 in total exports ($5.09B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2018, Somalia exported $166k to Sudan. There were not main exports from Somalia to Sudan in 2018. During the last 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 2013, Sudan exported $1.31M to Somalia. There were not main exports from Sudan to Somalia in 2013. During the last 5 years the exports of Sudan to Somalia have increased at an annualized rate of 80.8%, from $67.7k in 2018 to $1.31M in 2013.

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

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

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Trade between Somalia () and Sudan ()

Sudan Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Somalia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$360M

Sudan
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.09B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Somalia than Sudan included Oman ($180M), Djibouti ($84.2M), and Macau ($19.9M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Sudan than Somalia included China ($882M), United Arab Emirates ($1.09B), and Saudi Arabia ($802M).

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

Comparative Advantage Somalia - Sudan

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

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

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

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Somalia Sudan+$3.47kGold

Top Product Potential Sudan Somalia+$2.32kRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Somalia () and Sudan ()

Sudan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Somalia - Sudan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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