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2023
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Exports $54.3MRnk 167 / 220
2023
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Top Product $17.1MSorghum
2023
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Exports $13.4MRnk 18 / 111
2023
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Top Product $12.7MInsect Resins
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.24Rnk 121 / 132
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GDP$27.7TCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH64.2%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$109BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH154%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $82,769CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH55%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$2,183CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH91.8%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-Sudan Trade: In 2023, United States exported $54.3M to Sudan. The main products that United States exported to Sudan were Sorghum ($17.1M), Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($11.8M), and Dried Legumes ($8.57M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Sudan have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.5%, from $119M in 2018 to $54.3M in 2023.

In 2023, United States did not export any services to Sudan.

Sudan-United States Trade: In 2023, Sudan exported $13.4M to United States. The main products that Sudan exported to United States were Insect Resins ($12.7M), Other Oily Seeds ($644k), and Cut Flowers ($32.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sudan to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.73%,  from $20.1M in 2018 to $13.4M in 2023.

In 2023, Sudan did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Sudan ranked 121 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.24), and 128 in total exports ($5.09B).

Company data: In 2024, leading companies such as were at the forefront of exporting goods from Sudan to the United States. Conversely, were notable for importing products to Sudan from the United States.

Latest Trends

January, 2025

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Overview In January 2025, United States exported $2.36M and imported $3.08k from Sudan, resulting in a positive trade balance of $2.36M. Between January 2024 and January 2025 the exports of United States have increased by $1.83M (343%) from $533k to $2.36M, while imports decreased by $-17.1k (-84.8%) from $20.2k to $3.08k.

Trade In January 2025, the top exports of United States to Sudan were Pesticides ($430k), Packaged Medicaments ($83.1k), and Polymer Ion-Exchangers ($20k). In January 2025 the top imports of United States from Sudan were Insect Resins ($17k) and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($3.24k).

Origins In January 2025 the exports of United States were mainly from Louisiana ($9.23M), Utah ($2.66M), New Jersey ($17.5k), Arizona ($0), and California ($0), while imports destinations were mainly New Jersey ($587k), Maryland ($177k), Texas ($2.7k), and California ($0).

Growth In January 2025, the increase in United States's year-by-year exports to Sudan was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in . In January 2025, the decrease in United States's year-by-year imports  from Sudan was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Insect Resins ($-592k or -97.2%) and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($-202 or -5.88%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$1.83M(343%)
IMPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$-17.1k(-84.8%)
MAIN EXPORTER (January 2025)Louisiana$9.23M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2023, United States exported $54.3M to Sudan. The main products exported from United States to Sudan were Sorghum ($17.1M), Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($11.8M), and Dried Legumes ($8.57M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Sudan have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.5%, from $119M in 2018 to $54.3M in 2023.

In 2018, Sudan exported $13.4M to United States. The main products exported from Sudan to United States were Insect Resins ($12.7M), Other Oily Seeds ($644k), and Cut Flowers ($32.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sudan to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.73%, from $20.1M in 2023 to $13.4M in 2018.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Sudan (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Sudan (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B
Sudan
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.09B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Sudan included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

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

Difference in imports from Sudan (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Sudan

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

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Sudan in the exports of Vegetable Products ($29.4M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($11.8M), and Foodstuffs ($7.08M).

During 2018, Sudan had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Vegetable Products ($13.4M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($24.9k), and Animal Products ($11.2k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Sudan+$14.4MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Sudan United States+$341kNatural 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

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

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Sudan (Flag) (2023)

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