Cuba vs Sudan: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Cuba
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 15.0% against 8.3% in Cuba, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.8 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 204th and Sudan ranks 202nd of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.6% | 25.4% | 20.2% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 57.3% | 16.4% | 40.9% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 14.9% | 4.5% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 29.0% | 5.7% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 32.7% | 12.5% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 50.5% | 42.1% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Cuba or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 15.0% against 8.3% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Cuba and Sudan?
- 6.7%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sudan?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Sudan rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Cuba ranks 204th and Sudan ranks 202nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.