Sudan

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SD · SDN · BACI 729 · latest data 2024

Exports

$3.1B USD, nominal · 2024

= $3,102 M24.7% over 5 yrs (down)

Imports

$3.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= $3,701 M52.2% over 5 yrs (down)

Trade balancedeficit

−$599M USD, nominal · 2024

= −$599 M

Total trade

$6.8B USD, nominal · 2024

= $6,803 M42.6% over 5 yrs (down)

World position: #133 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #150 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: ±0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Sudan's exports grew from $824M in 1995 to $3.1B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$599M.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Sudan per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$824 M	$1,427 M	−$603 M	$2,251 M
1996	$566 M	$1,432 M	−$866 M	$1,999 M
1997	$657 M	$1,962 M	−$1,305 M	$2,618 M
1998	$781 M	$2,697 M	−$1,916 M	$3,478 M
1999	$714 M	$1,738 M	−$1,025 M	$2,452 M
2000	$3,371 M	$2,090 M	$1,281 M	$5,460 M
2001	$3,431 M	$2,633 M	$798 M	$6,064 M
2002	$3,077 M	$3,080 M	−$3 M	$6,157 M
2003	$4,911 M	$3,861 M	$1,051 M	$8,772 M
2004	$5,286 M	$5,440 M	−$154 M	$10,726 M
2005	$6,805 M	$9,061 M	−$2,256 M	$15,866 M
2006	$9,628 M	$9,625 M	$3 M	$19,253 M
2007	$12,795 M	$10,891 M	$1,904 M	$23,686 M
2008	$13,776 M	$14,081 M	−$305 M	$27,857 M
2009	$8,094 M	$10,588 M	−$2,494 M	$18,682 M
2010	$11,194 M	$13,950 M	−$2,756 M	$25,143 M
2011	$14,273 M	$12,767 M	$1,506 M	$27,040 M
2012	$6,661 M	$9,971 M	−$3,309 M	$16,632 M
2013	$6,963 M	$10,671 M	−$3,708 M	$17,634 M
2014	$6,244 M	$12,040 M	−$5,796 M	$18,284 M
2015	$4,466 M	$11,244 M	−$6,778 M	$15,709 M
2016	$4,492 M	$12,197 M	−$7,705 M	$16,689 M
2017	$5,581 M	$12,095 M	−$6,513 M	$17,676 M
2018	$4,727 M	$12,507 M	−$7,780 M	$17,235 M
2019	$4,121 M	$7,739 M	−$3,618 M	$11,860 M
2020	$4,156 M	$8,733 M	−$4,577 M	$12,889 M
2021	$5,648 M	$8,754 M	−$3,106 M	$14,403 M
2022	$6,003 M	$10,048 M	−$4,044 M	$16,051 M
2023	$5,093 M	$6,261 M	−$1,168 M	$11,354 M
2024	$3,102 M	$3,701 M	−$599 M	$6,803 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #112 → #133.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Sudan per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.02%	0.03%	#112	#105
1996	0.01%	0.03%	#128	#110
1997	0.01%	0.04%	#128	#105
1998	0.01%	0.05%	#119	#95
1999	0.01%	0.03%	#125	#110
2000	0.05%	0.03%	#86	#108
2001	0.05%	0.04%	#84	#104
2002	0.05%	0.05%	#91	#99
2003	0.06%	0.05%	#80	#96
2004	0.06%	0.06%	#81	#89
2005	0.06%	0.09%	#81	#83
2006	0.08%	0.08%	#76	#84
2007	0.09%	0.08%	#76	#85
2008	0.09%	0.09%	#78	#84
2009	0.07%	0.09%	#86	#86
2010	0.07%	0.09%	#80	#80
2011	0.08%	0.07%	#79	#93
2012	0.04%	0.06%	#103	#106
2013	0.04%	0.06%	#107	#105
2014	0.03%	0.07%	#110	#98
2015	0.03%	0.07%	#117	#97
2016	0.03%	0.08%	#116	#90
2017	0.03%	0.07%	#111	#92
2018	0.02%	0.07%	#122	#95
2019	0.02%	0.04%	#126	#118
2020	0.02%	0.05%	#125	#106
2021	0.03%	0.04%	#119	#115
2022	0.02%	0.04%	#122	#115
2023	0.02%	0.03%	#127	#137
2024	0.01%	0.02%	#133	#150

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Trading partners

China was Sudan's top trading partner in 2024, at 20.5% of total trade; the top five partners covered 76.1%.

Year

Top partner share: 20.5%
Top-5 share: 76.1%
Partners: 105
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.136

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Saudi Arabia $799M

China $561M

India $419M

Malaysia $315M

Egypt $292M

Italy $288M

France $94M

Singapore $93M

Türkiye $68M

United States $13M

Japan $11M

South Korea $3M

Belgium $0M

Kenya $0M

Uganda $0M

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Top partners of Sudan in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$561 M	$833 M	$1,394 M	−$272 M
#2	Saudi Arabia	$799 M	$516 M	$1,315 M	$282 M
#3	Egypt	$292 M	$866 M	$1,158 M	−$574 M
#4	India	$419 M	$545 M	$964 M	−$125 M
#5	Türkiye	$68 M	$276 M	$343 M	−$208 M
#6	Malaysia	$315 M	$14 M	$329 M	$302 M
#7	Italy	$288 M	$19 M	$307 M	$269 M
#8	France	$94 M	$24 M	$119 M	$70 M
#9	Singapore	$93 M	$1 M	$93 M	$92 M
#10	Uganda	$0 M	$67 M	$67 M	−$67 M
#11	Japan	$11 M	$50 M	$61 M	−$39 M
#12	United States	$13 M	$46 M	$59 M	−$33 M
#13	South Korea	$3 M	$48 M	$51 M	−$45 M
#14	Belgium	$0 M	$50 M	$50 M	−$50 M
#15	Kenya	$0 M	$47 M	$47 M	−$47 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Sudan's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Sudan's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.063 → 0.148, a moderately concentrated export base across 91 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Sudan per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.063	0.039	92	131
1996	0.074	0.039	94	137
1997	0.061	0.040	92	147
1998	0.077	0.065	103	148
1999	0.078	0.050	110	160
2000	0.284	0.044	116	143
2001	0.347	0.047	123	137
2002	0.344	0.050	124	162
2003	0.411	0.054	121	113
2004	0.278	0.057	120	139
2005	0.353	0.058	122	126
2006	0.380	0.059	141	206
2007	0.436	0.064	147	193
2008	0.323	0.076	139	195
2009	0.338	0.058	138	203
2010	0.366	0.063	136	196
2011	0.414	0.063	151	195
2012	0.308	0.071	149	176
2013	0.241	0.076	145	187
2014	0.196	0.068	156	181
2015	0.187	0.092	145	173
2016	0.225	0.098	156	188
2017	0.244	0.086	155	185
2018	0.131	0.091	162	182
2019	0.160	0.130	137	114
2020	0.247	0.128	121	104
2021	0.296	0.109	126	110
2022	0.202	0.117	118	98
2023	0.126	0.132	111	90
2024	0.148	0.154	91	84

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