Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Sudan

Name: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Sudan
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sudan: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.1364 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.1364 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 35.8%

World rank

185th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.3326 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

All-time low

0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1991

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Sudan, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 0.1364 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.8% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Sudan peaked at 0.3326 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.

That places Sudan 185th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sudan, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.1437 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.5%
1962	0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1963	0.1769 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1964	0.1721 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1965	0.117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.0%
1966	0.1313 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
1967	0.1203 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1968	0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1969	0.1218 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1970	0.1167 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1971	0.126 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
1972	0.1093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
1973	0.1146 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1974	0.1521 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.7%
1975	0.191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.5%
1976	0.1505 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
1977	0.1355 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1978	0.0885 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.7%
1979	0.0895 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1980	0.1678 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+87.4%
1981	0.1374 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
1982	0.1365 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1983	0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1984	0.1152 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.6%
1985	0.1082 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1986	0.0776 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.3%
1987	0.0816 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1988	0.0743 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1989	0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.3%
1990	0.0371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.3%
1991	0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1992	0.1732 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+475.7%
1993	0.128 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.1%
1994	0.0873 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.9%
1995	0.0891 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1996	0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.9%
1997	0.1293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1998	0.1426 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
1999	0.1476 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2000	0.1352 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2001	0.124 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2002	0.1246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2003	0.1158 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2004	0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.7%
2005	0.1845 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.6%
2006	0.1739 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2007	0.142 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2008	0.1393 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2009	0.1713 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.0%
2010	0.1633 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2011	0.1615 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2012	0.239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.9%
2013	0.2163 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2014	0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.6%
2015	0.1706 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2016	0.1271 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.5%
2017	0.2187 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+72.2%
2018	0.2358 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2019	0.2521 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
2020	0.3326 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.9%
2021	0.2435 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.8%
2022	0.2124 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2023	0.1364 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-35.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1458 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1769 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1274 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0885 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1113 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1678 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1105 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1732 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1445 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1158 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1845 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1958 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1271 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2521 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2312 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1364 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3326 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Sudan

182 Qatar 0.1434 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
183 Syrian Arab Republic 0.141 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
184 Bangladesh 0.1402 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
186 Yemen 0.1354 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
187 China 0.1344 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
188 Nigeria 0.1319 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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)

All data for Sudan →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Sudan?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Sudan was 0.1364 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 0.3326 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
How does Sudan rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Sudan ranks 185th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sudan data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.