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Overview In 2023, Sudan was the number 65 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 128 in total exports, the number 138 in total imports, the number 153 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 121 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .

Exports The top exports of Sudan are Crude Petroleum ($1.13B), Gold ($1.03B), Other Oily Seeds ($709M), Sheep and Goats ($693M), and Ground Nuts ($437M), exporting mostly to United Arab Emirates ($1.09B), China ($882M), Saudi Arabia ($802M), Malaysia ($470M), and Egypt ($387M).

In 2023, Sudan was the world's biggest exporter of Other Oily Seeds ($709M), Sheep and Goats ($693M), and Ground Nut Meal ($48.4M)

Imports The top imports of Sudan are Raw Sugar ($794M), Wheat Flours ($329M), Refined Petroleum ($269M), Packaged Medicaments ($189M), and Coffee ($151M), importing mostly from China ($1.29B), India ($1.2B), Egypt ($983M), United Arab Emirates ($861M), and Saudi Arabia ($410M).

Location Sudan borders Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, and South Sudan by land and Saudi Arabia by sea.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Sudan.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2023)Crude Petroleum$1.13B
Top Destination (2023)United Arab Emirates$1.09B

In 2023, Sudan exported a total of $5.09B, making it the number 128 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Sudan have changed by $366M from $4.73B in 2018 to $5.09B in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Crude Petroleum ($1.13B), Gold ($1.03B), Other Oily Seeds ($709M), Sheep and Goats ($693M), and Ground Nuts ($437M). The most common destination for the exports of Sudan are United Arab Emirates ($1.09B), China ($882M), Saudi Arabia ($802M), Malaysia ($470M), and Egypt ($387M).

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Market Growth

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2022 - 2023)
Saudi Arabia$356M (+ 79.8%)
Malaysia$304M (+ 184%)
India$178M (+ 101%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2022 - 2023)
Egypt$31.8M (+ 3.34%)
Canada$26.4M (+ 98.2%)
Ethiopia$13.7M (+ 35.1%)

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Service Trade

Service Trade

Sudan Exports Services (2015)$1.73B
Sudan Imports Services (2015)$1.64B

In 2015, Sudan exported $1.73B worth of services. The top services exported by Sudan in 2015 were Business travel ($940M), Other transport ($532M), Government services, n.i.e. ($128M), Other business services ($98.1M), and Construction in the compiling economy ($14.3M).

The top services imported by Sudan in 2015 were Other transport ($964M), Insurance services ($194M), Other business services ($163M), Business travel ($154M), and Government services, n.i.e. ($103M).

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Economic Complexity

Overview

Economic Complexity (Trade)-1.24Rank 121 of 132
Economic Complexity (Technology)-1.32Rank 84 of 96
Economic Complexity (Research)-0.76Rank 111 of 140

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Sudan has a high level of specialization in Sheep and Goats (1.06k), Insect Resins (576), Ground Nuts (425), Other Oily Seeds (424), and Other Animals (314). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Sudan observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Sudan according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Zinc; waste and scrap (-0.51), Meat of bovine animals; fresh or chilled (-0.55), Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines,... (-0.61), Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics (-0.7), and vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any... (-0.71). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Sudan according to the relatedness index, were Tin Ores (0.067), Manganese Ore (0.066), Other Mineral (0.065), Soybeans (0.062), and Tropical Fruits (0.061). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Sudan is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Sudan. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Sudan exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relatedness Space (2023)

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

Diversification Frontier

Economic Complexity Ranking

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During the last 20 years Sudan's⁩ ⁨economy has become relatively less complex, moving from the ⁩⁨79th to the 121st⁩ position in the ECI rank.

These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.

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