Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) in Sudan
Sudan: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) was 19.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Sudan, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance and financial services in Sudan is 19.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 470.7% on the previous year and up 2,410.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Sudan peaked at 19.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
Sudan ranks 16th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.3% | — |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -34.0% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +415.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -51.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -36.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +73.4% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +70.3% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +80.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -68.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -27.6% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +239.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -80.5% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | +696.9% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -38.7% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +130.5% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +122.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -96.0% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +711.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +287.7% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -43.4% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +220.8% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -74.7% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +42.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -35.3% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -41.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -67.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -74.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +280.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -59.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +40.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +279.3% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +54.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -83.4% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +3436.1% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -60.2% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | +470.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 19.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.1%, 4.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 19.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.9%, 5.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +3436.1% | 0.2% | 8.7% |
| 2003 | +711.1% | 0.3% | 2.7% |
| 1993 | +696.9% | 0.3% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 3.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 0.3% | 18.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 0.2% | 19.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 13 Haiti 21.1% compare
- 14 United States 20.5% compare
- 15 Cyprus 19.7% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 19.6% compare
- 18 Guinea 18.3% compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 18.2% 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)
- Commercial service imports 920.08 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 269.09 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Sudan?
- Insurance and financial services in Sudan was 19.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Sudan rank for insurance and financial services?
- Sudan ranks 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,410.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.