Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sudan
Sudan: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 33.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sudan, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 33.9% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sudan peaked at 44.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1987.
Sudan ranks 47th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.4% | — |
| 1961 | 25.5% | -16.1% |
| 1962 | 24.5% | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 16.9% | -30.8% |
| 1964 | 18.1% | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 20.4% | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 25.7% | +26.1% |
| 1967 | 29.4% | +14.5% |
| 1968 | 28.5% | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 29.1% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 30.3% | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 41.5% | +36.8% |
| 1972 | 33.4% | -19.4% |
| 1973 | 24.7% | -26.2% |
| 1974 | 36.0% | +45.9% |
| 1975 | 23.0% | -36.0% |
| 1976 | 23.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 26.2% | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 19.8% | -24.4% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | -18.4% |
| 1980 | 16.6% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 10.7% | -35.3% |
| 1982 | 16.4% | +53.2% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | -35.3% |
| 1984 | 11.1% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 14.1% | +34.9% |
| 1987 | 8.3% | -41.2% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | +67.5% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | +81.1% |
| 1991 | 29.3% | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 34.5% | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 36.7% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 38.5% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 40.2% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 37.1% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +39.3% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | -42.4% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -33.7% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 33.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 36.9%, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 33.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.8% | 16.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.4% | 16.1% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 8.3% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 25.7% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 23.5% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 28.4% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 44 Cote d'Ivoire 36.0% compare
- 45 Bahrain 35.9% compare
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 34.9% compare
- 48 Sri Lanka 33.5% compare
- 49 Angola 33.4% compare
- 50 Mauritania 33.3% 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sudan?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Sudan was 33.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1987.
- How does Sudan rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Sudan ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.