Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Sudan
Sudan: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 2.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Sudan, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Sudan stood at 2.3%.
The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and up 76.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Sudan peaked at 3.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Sudan ranks 113th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.9% | — |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +44.4% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +40.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 111 Solomon Islands 4.6% compare
- 112 Mali 3.5% compare
- 114 Burkina Faso 2.0% compare
- 115 Benin 1.3% compare
- 116 Guinea-Bissau 1.2% compare
More private sector data for Sudan
- Merchandise trade 15.0% (2025)
- Food imports 29.9% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 6.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Sudan?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Sudan was 2.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Sudan rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Sudan ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.