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Overview In 2022, Sudan was the number 88 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 123 in total exports, the number 120 in total imports, the number 165 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 123 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .

Exports The top exports of Sudan are Gold ($2.32B), Crude Petroleum ($662M), Other Oily Seeds ($654M), Ground Nuts ($425M), and Raw Cotton ($379M), exporting mostly to United Arab Emirates ($2.38B), China ($877M), Italy ($457M), Egypt ($429M), and Turkey ($233M).

In 2022, Sudan was the world's biggest exporter of Other Oily Seeds ($654M), Insect Resins ($194M), and Ground Nut Meal ($75.6M)

Imports The top imports of Sudan are Raw Sugar ($957M), Wheat ($505M), Refined Petroleum ($376M), Jewellery ($292M), and Gold ($252M), importing mostly from China ($2.03B), United Arab Emirates ($1.81B), India ($1.68B), Egypt ($789M), and Turkey ($446M).

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 (2022)Gold$2.32B
Top Destination (2022)United Arab Emirates$2.38B

In 2022, Sudan exported a total of $5.52B, making it the number 123 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Sudan have changed by $129M from $5.4B in 2017 to $5.52B in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Gold ($2.32B), Crude Petroleum ($662M), Other Oily Seeds ($654M), Ground Nuts ($425M), and Raw Cotton ($379M). The most common destination for the exports of Sudan are United Arab Emirates ($2.38B), China ($877M), Italy ($457M), Egypt ($429M), and Turkey ($233M).

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Market Growth

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2021 - 2022)
Italy$255M (+ 126%)
Egypt$251M (+ 141%)
Singapore$184M (+ 667%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2021 - 2022)
India$676M (+ 67.2%)
United Arab Emirates$445M (+ 32.5%)
China$264M (+ 14.9%)

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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)-1.35Rank 123 of 133
Economic Complexity (Technology)-1.32Rank 84 of 96
Economic Complexity (Research)-1.12Rank 125 of 135

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Sudan has a high level of specialization in Insect Resins (697), Ground Nuts (441), Other Oily Seeds (437), Other Animals (328), and Ground Nut Oil (109). 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 Machinery; for manufacture or finishing felt or non-wovens in the piece or... (1.34), Zinc; waste and scrap (-0.37), Textile fabrics, gum or amylaceous substance coated, used for outer book covers... (-0.37), Meat of bovine animals; fresh or chilled (-0.59), and Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines,... (-0.63). 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 Mate (0.074), Manganese Ore (0.074), Cocoa Beans (0.064), Legumes (0.063), and Tropical Fruits (0.06). 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 (2022)

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 ⁩⁨82nd to the 123rd⁩ 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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