International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Sudan
Sudan: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 6.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Sudan, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Sudan is 6.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.5% on the previous year and down 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Sudan peaked at 1.48 billion current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Sudan 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 43.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 28.00 million current US$ | -34.9% |
| 1997 | 33.00 million current US$ | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 29.00 million current US$ | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 35.00 million current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 55.00 million current US$ | +57.1% |
| 2001 | 74.00 million current US$ | +34.5% |
| 2002 | 91.00 million current US$ | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 119.00 million current US$ | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 176.00 million current US$ | +47.9% |
| 2005 | 667.00 million current US$ | +279.0% |
| 2006 | 1.41 billion current US$ | +112.0% |
| 2007 | 1.48 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.27 billion current US$ | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 868.00 million current US$ | -31.5% |
| 2010 | 1.13 billion current US$ | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 937.00 million current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 699.00 million current US$ | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 460.00 million current US$ | -34.2% |
| 2014 | 439.00 million current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 195.00 million current US$ | -55.6% |
| 2016 | 203.00 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 29.00 million current US$ | -85.7% |
| 2018 | 13.00 million current US$ | -55.2% |
| 2019 | 11.00 million current US$ | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 6.00 million current US$ | -45.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 6.00 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.00 million current US$, 7% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 6.00 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.25 million current US$, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +279.0% | 176.00 million current US$ | 667.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.60 million current US$ | 28.00 million current US$ | 43.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 620.90 million current US$ | 55.00 million current US$ | 1.48 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 411.30 million current US$ | 11.00 million current US$ | 1.13 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.00 million current US$ | 6.00 million current US$ | 6.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.00 million current US$ compare
- 179 Nauru 7.10 million current US$ compare
- 180 Tuvalu 6.30 million current US$ compare
- 181 Dominica 6.00 million current US$ compare
- 183 Liberia 5.70 million current US$ compare
- 184 Gambia 5.00 million current US$ compare
- 184 Grenada 5.00 million current US$ 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 international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Sudan?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Sudan was 6.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 billion current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Sudan rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Sudan ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.