Travel services in Sudan
Sudan: Travel services was 1.6% 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 imports.
Analysis
In 2022, travel services in Sudan stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.8% on the previous year and down 95.6% 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 197th 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 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% |
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 | 1.5% | 0.5% | 2.4% | 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 1.6% 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 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 197th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. 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.