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Sudan trade in 2024

In 2024, Sudan exported $3.1 billion and imported $3.7 billion, a trade deficit of $599 million. It was the world's 134th-largest exporter, with 0.01% of world exports. Its top export was live sheep and goats (23.5% of the total) and its main trading partner was China (20.5% of its trade).

Summary

Exports
$3.1billion
Imports
$3.7billion
Trade balance
-$599million
Routes to the main partners. Width: trade value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand
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Products

What it exports

Live sheep and goats (23.5%) and crude petroleum (21.9%) together make up 45.4% of its exports.

  1. Live sheep and goats$727 million · 23.5%
    Main partner: Saudi Arabia
  2. Crude petroleum$680 million · 21.9%
    Main partner: Malaysia
  3. Other oilseeds$613 million · 19.8%
    Main partner: India
  4. Peanuts$343 million · 11.1%
    Main partner: China
  5. Dried legumes (beans, lentils, peas)$207 million · 6.7%
    Main partner: India
  6. Natural gums and resins$180 million · 5.8%
    Main partner: France
  7. Other live animals$107 million · 3.5%
    Main partner: Egypt
  8. Raw cotton$94 million · 3%
    Main partner: Egypt
  9. Live cattle$28 million · 0.91%
    Main partner: Egypt
  10. Gold$22 million · 0.7%
    Main partner: Egypt

What it imports

Cane and beet sugar (14.2%) and wheat flour (6.8%) together make up 21% of its imports.

  1. Cane and beet sugar$525 million · 14.2%
    Main partner: India
  2. Wheat flour$252 million · 6.8%
    Main partner: Egypt
  3. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$133 million · 3.6%
    Main partner: India
  4. Dried legumes (beans, lentils, peas)$99 million · 2.7%
    Main partner: Turkey
  5. Vaccines, blood and antisera$92 million · 2.5%
    Main partner: Belgium
  6. Sunflower, safflower and cottonseed oil$77 million · 2.1%
    Main partner: Turkey
  7. Rice$72 million · 1.9%
    Main partner: India
  8. Coffee$64 million · 1.7%
    Main partner: Uganda
  9. Cars$61 million · 1.7%
    Main partner: Saudi Arabia
  10. Trucks$60 million · 1.6%
    Main partner: Japan
By Harmonized System chapter (95)
ChapterExportsImports
12 · Oilseeds and grains$978 million$4 million
01 · Live animals$863 million$120
27 · Oil, gas and coal$680 million$28 million
07 · Vegetables$211 million$105 million
13 · Gums and plant extracts$180 million$450 thousand
52 · Cotton$94 million$4 million
23 · Animal feed and food waste$23 million$8 million
71 · Gems and precious metals$22 million$5 million
22 · Beverages and spirits$11 million$28 million
74 · Copper$6 million$3 million
78 · Lead$6 million$30 thousand
41 · Hides and leather$5 million$0
84 · Mechanical machinery$4 million$274 million
02 · Meat and offal$2 million$8 million
08 · Fruit and nuts$2 million$9 million
09 · Coffee, tea and spices$1 million$87 million
15 · Fats and oils$1 million$124 million
86 · Railway equipment$1 million$274 thousand
76 · Aluminum$1 million$11 million
48 · Paper and paperboard$968 thousand$30 million
26 · Ores and slag$890 thousand$93 thousand
85 · Electrical and electronic equipment$884 thousand$208 million
19 · Baked goods and cereal products$793 thousand$94 million
44 · Wood$757 thousand$15 million
39 · Plastics$734 thousand$114 million
72 · Iron and steel$671 thousand$118 million
03 · Fish and seafood$547 thousand$272 thousand
25 · Salt, stone and cement$521 thousand$17 million
97 · Art and antiques$415 thousand$2 thousand
59 · Coated and technical textiles$376 thousand$2 million
20 · Preserved fruit and vegetables$340 thousand$14 million
38 · Miscellaneous chemicals$330 thousand$26 million
54 · Synthetic filaments$288 thousand$50 million
87 · Vehicles$251 thousand$198 million
14 · Other plant products$204 thousand$300
21 · Food preparations$194 thousand$107 million
04 · Dairy, eggs and honey$169 thousand$24 million
30 · Pharmaceuticals$156 thousand$236 million
33 · Perfumes and cosmetics$122 thousand$29 million
10 · Cereals$83 thousand$118 million
73 · Iron and steel products$78 thousand$78 million
32 · Dyes, paints and tanning agents$76 thousand$9 million
90 · Precision and medical instruments$64 thousand$43 million
88 · Aircraft and spacecraft$63 thousand$2 million
17 · Sugar and sweets$60 thousand$564 million
35 · Glues, starches and enzymes$57 thousand$5 million
16 · Prepared meat and fish$50 thousand$3 million
79 · Zinc$46 thousand$123 thousand
82 · Tools and cutlery$44 thousand$16 million
11 · Milling products and malt$36 thousand$257 million
29 · Organic chemicals$35 thousand$6 million
94 · Furniture and lighting$35 thousand$42 million
62 · Woven clothing$33 thousand$67 million
34 · Soap and cleaning products$30 thousand$55 million
49 · Books and printed matter$29 thousand$22 million
61 · Knitted clothing$29 thousand$41 million
95 · Toys and sports gear$26 thousand$9 million
18 · Cocoa and chocolate$19 thousand$4 million
28 · Inorganic chemicals$18 thousand$12 million
06 · Live plants and flowers$17 thousand$43 thousand
69 · Ceramics$16 thousand$17 million
31 · Fertilizers$12 thousand$15 million
58 · Special fabrics and lace$10 thousand$5 million
37 · Photographic goods$9 thousand$96 thousand
96 · Other manufactured goods$9 thousand$17 million
91 · Watches and clocks$7 thousand$216 thousand
55 · Synthetic staple fibers$7 thousand$44 million
42 · Leather goods and bags$6 thousand$9 million
56 · Felt, nonwovens and rope$6 thousand$19 million
83 · Miscellaneous metal goods$6 thousand$15 million
63 · Home textiles and used clothing$5 thousand$67 million
40 · Rubber$3 thousand$53 million
64 · Footwear$2 thousand$61 million
70 · Glass$840$13 million
93 · Weapons and ammunition$700$744 thousand
68 · Stone, plaster and cement articles$308$3 million
24 · Tobacco$201$11 million
65 · Hats$18$988 thousand
57 · Carpets and rugs$0$10 million
60 · Knitted fabric$0$4 million
36 · Explosives and matches$0$1 million
46 · Wicker and basketware$0$769 thousand
67 · Feathers and artificial flowers$0$562 thousand
81 · Other base metals$0$502 thousand
89 · Ships and boats$0$231 thousand
66 · Umbrellas and canes$0$208 thousand
80 · Tin$0$69 thousand
75 · Nickel$0$50 thousand
43 · Fur and fur goods$0$45 thousand
53 · Other plant fibers$0$42 thousand
92 · Musical instruments$0$32 thousand
45 · Cork$0$11 thousand
47 · Wood pulp$0$3 thousand
05 · Other animal products$0$1 thousand
50 · Silk$0$161

Trading partners

Its main destination is Saudi Arabia (25.8% of exports) and its main source is Egypt (23.4% of imports).

Who it sells to

PartnerValue (USD millions)ShareMode
Saudi Arabia79925.8%Sea
China56118.1%Sea
India41913.5%Sea
Malaysia31510.2%Sea
Egypt2929.4%Land
Italy2889.3%Sea
France94.33%Sea
Singapore92.53%Sea
Turkey67.92.2%Sea
Lebanon40.71.3%Sea

Who it buys from

PartnerValue (USD millions)ShareMode
Egypt86623.4%Land
China83322.5%Sea
India54514.7%Sea
Saudi Arabia51614%Sea
Turkey2767.5%Sea
Uganda66.71.8%Sea
Belgium50.11.4%Air
Japan501.4%Sea
South Korea48.41.3%Air
Kenya46.81.3%Sea

Overview 1995–2024

In 2024, Sudan accounted for 0.01% of world exports, compared with 0.02% in 1995.

Exports and imports

Exports grew 3.7-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Bars: trade balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 3.1
  • Imports 3.7
  • Balance -0.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$834 million$1.5 billion-$619 million
1996$571 million$1.4 billion-$864 million
1997$659 million$2 billion-$1.3 billion
1998$780 million$2.7 billion-$1.9 billion
1999$719 million$1.7 billion-$967 million
2000$3.4 billion$2.1 billion$1.2 billion
2001$3.4 billion$2.6 billion$834 million
2002$3.1 billion$3.1 billion-$1 million
2003$4.9 billion$3.8 billion$1.1 billion
2004$5.3 billion$5.4 billion-$109 million
2005$6.8 billion$9 billion-$2.2 billion
2006$9.6 billion$9.7 billion-$63 million
2007$12.8 billion$11 billion$1.8 billion
2008$13.8 billion$14.2 billion-$422 million
2009$8.1 billion$10.6 billion-$2.4 billion
2010$11.3 billion$14.2 billion-$2.9 billion
2011$14.2 billion$12.7 billion$1.4 billion
2012$6.7 billion$9.7 billion-$3 billion
2013$6.9 billion$10.5 billion-$3.5 billion
2014$6.2 billion$12.2 billion-$5.9 billion
2015$4.4 billion$11.1 billion-$6.7 billion
2016$4.5 billion$12.1 billion-$7.6 billion
2017$5.6 billion$12.2 billion-$6.6 billion
2018$4.7 billion$12.7 billion-$7.9 billion
2019$4.1 billion$8 billion-$3.9 billion
2020$4.2 billion$8.7 billion-$4.6 billion
2021$5.6 billion$8.3 billion-$2.6 billion
2022$6 billion$10 billion-$4 billion
2023$5 billion$6.3 billion-$1.3 billion
2024$3.1 billion$3.7 billion-$599 million

World rank

Sudan fell from 115th to 134th among the world's exporters

Rank among 222 countries by export value (1st at the top).

  • 115th in 1995
  • 134th in 2024

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearRank
1995115th
1996132nd
1997132nd
1998122nd
1999127th
200087th
200185th
200292nd
200381st
200482nd
200582nd
200677th
200777th
200879th
200987th
201081st
201180th
2012105th
2013108th
2014111th
2015118th
2016117th
2017112th
2018122nd
2019127th
2020127th
2021119th
2022123rd
2023129th
2024134th

What it sells

Oilseeds and grains became its top export group: from 16% to 32%

% of exports by Harmonized System chapter.

  • Other 2%
  • Gems and precious metals 1%
  • Animal feed and food waste 1%
  • Cotton 3%
  • Gums and plant extracts 6%
  • Vegetables 7%
  • Oil, gas and coal 22%
  • Live animals 28%
  • Oilseeds and grains 32%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Chapter19952024
Oilseeds and grains15.8%31.5%
Live animals7%27.8%
Oil, gas and coal0.21%21.9%
Vegetables0.03%6.8%
Gums and plant extracts8.1%5.8%
Cotton25.4%3%
Animal feed and food waste2.6%0.76%
Gems and precious metals2.2%0.7%
Other38.6%1.7%

Who it trades with

China went from 6% to 20% of Sudan's trade

% of total trade (exports + imports) with each partner.

  • China 20%
  • Saudi Arabia 19%
  • Egypt 17%
  • India 14%
  • Turkey 5%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China6.3%20.5%
Saudi Arabia8.9%19.3%
Egypt3.3%17%
India2.5%14.2%
Turkey2.4%5.1%

Production hubs

Largest industrial emission sources (Climate TRACE, 2025)

No hubs above the globe threshold.

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Largest economic production hubs (gridded GDP, 2024)

  • Khartoum$29.6 billion (PPP, 2021 dollars)
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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Ranks are computed among the countries with data each year. Services are not included. Data up to 2024.

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