How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan?

64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sudan: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Sub-Saharan Africa

12.4%

in 2023

Sudan

27.1%

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

12th

Sudan rank

10th

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 27.1% against 12.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 14.7%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.2%	6.7%	4.5%	Sudan
1970s	3.0%	9.3%	6.2%	Sudan
1980s	5.5%	24.2%	18.7%	Sudan
1990s	4.5%	27.9%	23.3%	Sudan
2000s	7.7%	26.7%	19.0%	Sudan
2010s	9.2%	28.5%	19.3%	Sudan
2020s	10.7%	27.1%	16.4%	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Sub-Saharan Africa or Sudan?: Sudan, at 27.1% against 12.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan?: 14.7%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit: % of total merchandise imports
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 12,444 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.