Travel services in Sudan
Sudan: Travel services was 70.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Sudan, 1977–2022
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 70.0% for travel services in 2022.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 22.0% 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 37th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services 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% |
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 | 64.1% | 54.8% | 70.0% | 3 |
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 travel services in Sudan?
- Travel services in Sudan was 70.0% in 2022, 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 37th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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.