Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Sudan
Sudan: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 16.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Sudan, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 16.0% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is down 41.2% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Sudan peaked at 89.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1999.
Sudan ranks 154th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 11.1% | — |
| 1978 | 12.2% | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 17.0% | +39.1% |
| 1980 | 20.9% | +22.9% |
| 1981 | 17.4% | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 12.2% | -30.3% |
| 1983 | 11.3% | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | +98.6% |
| 1985 | 19.7% | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 12.0% | -39.2% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 26.2% | +162.1% |
| 1989 | 27.8% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | -43.6% |
| 1991 | 21.6% | +37.7% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | -82.8% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | +313.8% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | -34.7% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 22.7% | +135.1% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | -36.2% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -85.8% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | +969.8% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | +260.9% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | -32.1% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | +40.3% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 66.9% | -19.7% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | -52.4% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +54.0% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +50.2% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 63.4% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | -22.3% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | -41.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 16.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.9%, 41% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 16.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 36% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +969.8% | 2.1% | 22.3% |
| 1993 | +313.8% | 3.7% | 15.3% |
| 2002 | +260.9% | 23.0% | 82.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 11.1% | 17.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 10.0% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 2.1% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 22.3% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 38.8% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 16.0% | 70.0% | 6 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 920.08 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 269.09 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Sudan?
- Travel services in Sudan was 16.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1999.
- How does Sudan rank for travel services?
- Sudan ranks 154th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.