Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Sudan
Sudan: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 4.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Sudan, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Sudan stood at 4.0%.
That represents a change of up 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Sudan peaked at 5.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1979.
That places Sudan 151st out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.8% | — |
| 1961 | 3.6% | +25.9% |
| 1962 | 3.0% | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 4.7% | +60.0% |
| 1964 | 4.5% | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 4.1% | -18.3% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -64.3% |
| 1968 | 3.2% | +122.8% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | -51.6% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | +56.6% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -27.6% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -42.3% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | +74.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -55.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -97.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -81.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | +18942.9% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +26.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +91.9% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | +81.5% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -31.6% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | +42.9% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -32.9% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +37.4% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +71.3% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -44.3% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +54.0% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +28.1% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -25.3% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -43.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +38.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +49.5% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 4.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.7%, 18% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 4.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.0%, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +18942.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 1.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4 |
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 merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Sudan?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Sudan was 4.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1979.
- How does Sudan rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Sudan ranks 151st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.9%. 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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.