Summary
- China → Sudan
- $833million
- Sudan → China
- $561million
- China’s balance
- $272million
Balance
China’s trade balance with Sudan
Trade between China and Sudan grew 9.6-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.8
- Imports 0.6
- Balance +0.3
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $51 million | $93 million | -$42 million |
| 1996 | $72 million | $36 million | $36 million |
| 1997 | $163 million | $23 million | $140 million |
| 1998 | $433 million | $1 million | $432 million |
| 1999 | $222 million | $54 million | $169 million |
| 2000 | $192 million | $1.7 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2001 | $273 million | $2 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2002 | $375 million | $1.8 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2003 | $475 million | $3 billion | -$2.6 billion |
| 2004 | $884 million | $2.3 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2005 | $1.5 billion | $3.4 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2006 | $1.5 billion | $5 billion | -$3.5 billion |
| 2007 | $1.9 billion | $8 billion | -$6.1 billion |
| 2008 | $2.4 billion | $6.7 billion | -$4.3 billion |
| 2009 | $1.7 billion | $4.5 billion | -$2.8 billion |
| 2010 | $2.4 billion | $6.5 billion | -$4.2 billion |
| 2011 | $2.3 billion | $8.8 billion | -$6.4 billion |
| 2012 | $1.9 billion | $1.6 billion | $295 million |
| 2013 | $2.1 billion | $2 billion | $75 million |
| 2014 | $2.3 billion | $1.7 billion | $646 million |
| 2015 | $2.6 billion | $988 million | $1.6 billion |
| 2016 | $2.5 billion | $506 million | $2 billion |
| 2017 | $2.7 billion | $615 million | $2.1 billion |
| 2018 | $2.3 billion | $683 million | $1.6 billion |
| 2019 | $2.3 billion | $744 million | $1.5 billion |
| 2020 | $2.5 billion | $766 million | $1.7 billion |
| 2021 | $1.8 billion | $780 million | $990 million |
| 2022 | $2 billion | $877 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2023 | $1.3 billion | $882 million | $406 million |
| 2024 | $833 million | $561 million | $272 million |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Sudan
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Sudan sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Bashayer Terminal is 6,593 nautical miles (12,209 km) long: ≈ 15.5–19.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore; and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Sudan was China’s 133rd largest trading partner (0% of its trade), and China was Sudan’s largest (20%).
- Sudan in China’s trade
- 0%
- Sudan’s rank among China’s partners
- 133rd
- China in Sudan’s trade
- 20.5%
- China’s rank among Sudan’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Sudan
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
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. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.