International tourism, expenditures in Sudan
Sudan: International tourism, expenditures was 0.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Sudan, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Sudan is 0.2%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.6% on the previous year and down 98.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Sudan peaked at 14.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
That places Sudan 186th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, 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 in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.5% | — |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -47.6% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -27.6% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +52.6% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +31.8% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +136.6% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +64.0% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -30.7% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -37.4% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -55.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -87.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -46.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 2.7% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 0.2% | 9.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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 international tourism, expenditures in Sudan?
- International tourism, expenditures in Sudan was 0.2% in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Sudan rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Sudan ranks 186th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.7%. 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 (% of total imports). 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, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.