Trade Profiles
2021 Trade in commercial services
Transport
Travel Other commercial services
Industrial property
Merchandise trade Agricultural products Nonagricultural products
Sudan
Sudan
GDP (million current US$, 2020) GDP per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Current account balance (% GDP, 2020) Trade per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Trade (% GDP, 2018-2020)
34 370 801 -17.5 166 20.7
Rank in world trade, 2020 Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade Commercial services excluding intra-EU trade
Exports
119 95 111 85
Imports
97 73 122 96
MERCHANDISE TRADE Value
Million US$ Merchandise exports, f.o.b. Merchandise imports, c.i.f.
Annual percentage change
2020 3 803 9 838
2010-2020 -10 0
2020 0.02
Share in world total imports (%)
Share in world total exports (%)
2019 7 18
2020 2 6 2020 0.06
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group, % (2019)
By main commodity group, % (2019)
Agricultural products: 51
Fuels and mining products: 10.3
Agricultural products: 36.6
Fuels and mining products: 8.6
Manufactures: 1.8
Other: 37
Manufactures: 37.8
Other: 16.9
By main destination, % (2018)
By main origin, % (2018)
United Arab Emirates: 27.5 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of: 16.3 India: 2.7
China: 20.3 Egypt: 16 Other: 17.2
China: 17.4 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of: 10.2 European Union: 8.1
Russian Federation: 15.1 India: 8.3 Other: 40.8
Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS1207 HS0104 HS0106 HS5201 HS1301
2018 . 681 483 217 156 115
Other oil seeds, oleaginous fruits Live sheep and goats Other live animals Cotton, not carded or combed Lac; natural gums, resins
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS1001 HS1701 HS0713 HS0402 HS0901
2018
Wheat and meslin Cane or beet sugar Dried leguminous vegetables Milk and cream, concentrated Coffee
1 692 623 119 72 63
Share in economy's trade in agricultural products Exports 0%
Imports
20%
40%
0%
HS1207
HS1001
HS0104
HS1701
HS0106
HS0713
HS5201
HS0402
HS1301
HS0901
20%
40%
60%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2018 2 069 3 158
Annual percentage change
2010-2018 19 0
2017 -10 -41
2018 1 43
Non-Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS7108 HS2709 HS2710 HS8606 HS8703
Gold Petroleum oils, crude Petroleum oils, other than crude Railway/tramway goods vans Motor cars for transport of persons
2018
Top imported products (Million US$)
911 430 78 34 13
HS2710 HS8703 HS8704 HS8701 HS3003
Value 2018
Petroleum oils, other than crude Motor cars for transport of persons Motor vehicles for goods transport Tractors other than 8709 Medicaments not in measured doses
1 204 341 319 241 180
Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products Exports 0%
340
20%
40%
Imports 60%
80%
0%
HS7108
HS2710
HS2709
HS8703
HS2710
HS8704
HS8606
HS8701
HS8703
HS3003
10%
20%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2018 1 550 7 322
Annual percentage change
2010-2018 -22 -2
2017 28 24
2018 -29 -9
World Trade Organization – Trade Profiles 2021
Sudan TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES Value
Million US$ Commercial services exports Commercial services imports
Annual percentage change
2020 1 226 1 198 2020 0.02
Share in world total exports (%) Breakdown in economy's total exports
2010-2020 19 -7
2019 -9 22
2020 -9 -8 2020 0.03
Share in world total imports (%) Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main services item, % (2020)
By main services item, % (2020)
Transport: 34.7 Other commercial services: 4.7
Travel: 53.8 Goods-related services: 6.7
Transport: 82.2 Other commercial services: 16.5
By main destination
Travel: 0.5 Goods-related services: 0.8
By main origin
Value
FATS sales Inward (million US$) Outward (million US$)
Annual percentage change
2020 na na
2010-2020 na na
2019 na na
2020 na na
Transport Sudan
12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0
2010
2013
World
2016
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
2020
Transport exports (Index 2010=100)
2020 425 985
Exports By sea (2019) By air (2019) By other (2019)
Value 0 0 385
2010-2020 57 0
Share (%)
Annual percentage change 2019 -6 18
Imports By sea (2019) By air (2019) By other (2019)
0.0 0.0 100.0
2020 10 6
Value
Share (%)
0 0 929
0.0 0.0 100.0
Travel Sudan
1500
World
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
1000 500 0
2010
2013
2016
2020 660 6
2010-2020 23 -41
Annual percentage change 2019 -21 -14
2020 -20 -50
2020
Travel exports (Index 2010=100)
Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services Million US$
Exports of OCS by main item (2020) 12.1
1.0
Other commercial services Exports Imports
Other business services Financial services 86.9
Value
2020
2010-2020
58 198
-7 -3
2019
Goods-related services Exports Imports
Other
Annual percentage change
2010-2019
90 11
na na
2019
2020
na 35
4 -43
2018
2019
na -37
225 89
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Patent applications, 2019 Residents
238
Trademark applications, 2019
Non-residents
7
Total
245
World Trade Organization – Trade Profiles 2021
Residents
1 647
Non-residents
1 778
Industrial design applications, 2018 Total
3 425
Residents
114
Non-residents
47
Total
161
341