Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Sudan
Sudan: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 8.1% 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 imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Sudan stood at 8.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.4% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Sudan peaked at 57.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
Sudan ranks 168th 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 imports) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 16.3% | — |
| 1978 | 21.3% | +31.0% |
| 1979 | 17.9% | -16.0% |
| 1980 | 18.8% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 17.2% | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 22.4% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 18.8% | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 14.0% | -25.7% |
| 1986 | 20.9% | +50.1% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 45.4% | +129.2% |
| 1989 | 41.4% | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 25.4% | -38.6% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | -74.6% |
| 1992 | 16.9% | +161.9% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | +57.5% |
| 1995 | 28.7% | +21.9% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | -42.8% |
| 1997 | 19.8% | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -32.6% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +32.7% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | +166.5% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -42.8% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -85.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -42.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -41.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +362.5% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -34.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -45.0% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +1291.1% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | -32.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 8.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.2%, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 8.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.4%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1291.1% | 0.9% | 11.9% |
| 2021 | +362.5% | 0.5% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.5% | 16.3% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 24.0% | 14.0% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 6.5% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 8.8% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 0.9% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 0.5% | 11.9% | 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 8.1% 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 57.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Sudan rank for travel services?
- Sudan ranks 168th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.