Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sudan
Sudan: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 76.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sudan, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sudan stood at 76.3%.
That represents a change of down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sudan peaked at 97.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2005.
Sudan ranks 66th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.4% | — |
| 1961 | 71.3% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 67.7% | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 75.2% | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 76.4% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 75.4% | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 73.0% | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 77.6% | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 76.7% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 70.7% | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 69.9% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 63.6% | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 58.3% | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 66.6% | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 70.5% | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 71.3% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 76.9% | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 71.7% | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 74.1% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 81.0% | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 82.6% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 85.0% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 73.5% | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 66.3% | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 70.3% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 66.3% | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 72.9% | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 77.6% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 70.9% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 63.4% | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 64.9% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 67.3% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 72.3% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 65.5% | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 62.6% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 69.7% | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 75.5% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 65.4% | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 35.2% | -46.3% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -45.1% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | +341.2% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 93.9% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 76.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.1%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 76.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +341.2% | 21.4% | 94.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.4% | 67.7% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.7% | 58.3% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.6% | 66.3% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.0% | 62.6% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 21.4% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 70.5% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.1% compare
- 64 Albania 77.7% compare
- 65 San Marino 76.9% compare
- 67 Liberia 76.0% compare
- 68 Croatia 75.6% compare
- 69 Switzerland 75.5% 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sudan?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sudan was 76.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2005.
- How does Sudan rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Sudan ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.