Summary
- Saudi Arabia → Sudan
- $516million
- Sudan → Saudi Arabia
- $799million
- Saudi Arabia’s balance
- -$282million
Balance
Saudi Arabia’s trade balance with Sudan
Trade between Saudi Arabia and Sudan grew 6.5-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Saudi Arabia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.5
- Imports 0.8
- Balance -0.3
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $84 million | $119 million | -$36 million |
| 1996 | $115 million | $110 million | $6 million |
| 1997 | $192 million | $91 million | $101 million |
| 1998 | $227 million | $161 million | $66 million |
| 1999 | $131 million | $136 million | -$5 million |
| 2000 | $190 million | $124 million | $65 million |
| 2001 | $211 million | $59 million | $152 million |
| 2002 | $313 million | $215 million | $98 million |
| 2003 | $430 million | $206 million | $224 million |
| 2004 | $475 million | $283 million | $192 million |
| 2005 | $609 million | $195 million | $414 million |
| 2006 | $975 million | $161 million | $814 million |
| 2007 | $1.2 billion | $157 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2008 | $2.3 billion | $170 million | $2.1 billion |
| 2009 | $716 million | $186 million | $530 million |
| 2010 | $758 million | $211 million | $547 million |
| 2011 | $912 million | $333 million | $579 million |
| 2012 | $703 million | $387 million | $316 million |
| 2013 | $675 million | $505 million | $170 million |
| 2014 | $556 million | $617 million | -$61 million |
| 2015 | $511 million | $693 million | -$181 million |
| 2016 | $596 million | $579 million | $17 million |
| 2017 | $870 million | $666 million | $204 million |
| 2018 | $1.2 billion | $621 million | $543 million |
| 2019 | $578 million | $570 million | $8 million |
| 2020 | $658 million | $243 million | $415 million |
| 2021 | $677 million | $341 million | $336 million |
| 2022 | $472 million | $446 million | $26 million |
| 2023 | $410 million | $802 million | -$393 million |
| 2024 | $516 million | $799 million | -$282 million |
What they sell each other
What Saudi Arabia sells to Sudan
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Sudan sells to Saudi Arabia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Jeddah and Bashayer Terminal is 167 nautical miles (309 km) long: ≈ 0.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or 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 Saudi Arabia’s 48th largest trading partner (0.3% of its trade), and Saudi Arabia was Sudan’s 2nd (19%).
- Sudan in Saudi Arabia’s trade
- 0.3%
- Sudan’s rank among Saudi Arabia’s partners
- 48th
- Saudi Arabia in Sudan’s trade
- 19.3%
- Saudi Arabia’s rank among Sudan’s partners
- 2nd
Compare with
Other partners of Saudi Arabia
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.