Sudan - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Sudan was 26.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 43.83 in 2002, while its lowest value was 3.77 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 9.20
1961 7.30
1962 6.75
1963 3.84
1964 5.78
1965 4.52
1966 4.81
1967 5.72
1968 4.70
1969 6.22
1970 6.64
1971 7.07
1972 6.87
1973 6.56
1974 7.28
1975 9.99
1976 14.15
1977 14.00
1978 3.77
1979 4.47
1980 23.79
1981 22.53
1982 30.77
1983 24.02
1984 19.54
1985 22.50
1986 22.78
1987 18.15
1988 20.79
1989 19.77
1990 34.10
1991 21.24
1992 30.24
1993 33.52
1994 31.40
1995 31.48
1996 32.09
1997 34.58
1998 10.06
1999 13.30
2000 34.14
2001 37.58
2002 43.83
2003 42.84
2004 25.67
2005 26.39
2006 22.42
2007 21.70
2008 22.89
2009 19.31
2010 28.56
2011 27.77
2012 23.86
2013 26.77
2014 23.33
2015 21.65
2016 37.75
2017 28.58
2018 27.85
2019 26.21
2020 26.21

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Sudan was 9,838,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,045,000,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 183,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 183,000,000
1961 238,000,000
1962 257,000,000
1963 285,000,000
1964 274,000,000
1965 208,000,000
1966 222,000,000
1967 214,000,000
1968 258,000,000
1969 257,000,000
1970 288,000,000
1971 331,000,000
1972 320,000,000
1973 436,000,000
1974 642,000,000
1975 887,000,000
1976 980,000,000
1977 1,081,000,000
1978 1,194,000,000
1979 1,109,000,000
1980 1,576,000,000
1981 1,553,000,000
1982 1,282,000,000
1983 1,354,000,000
1984 1,147,000,000
1985 771,000,000
1986 961,000,000
1987 871,000,000
1988 1,060,000,000
1989 1,335,000,000
1990 619,000,000
1991 890,000,000
1992 821,000,000
1993 945,000,000
1994 1,227,000,000
1995 1,219,000,000
1996 1,548,000,000
1997 1,580,000,000
1998 1,915,000,000
1999 1,415,000,000
2000 1,553,000,000
2001 1,958,000,000
2002 2,446,000,000
2003 2,882,000,000
2004 4,075,000,000
2005 6,757,000,000
2006 8,074,000,000
2007 8,775,000,000
2008 9,351,999,000
2009 9,691,000,000
2010 10,045,000,000
2011 9,236,000,000
2012 9,230,000,000
2013 9,918,000,000
2014 9,211,000,000
2015 9,509,000,000
2016 8,311,000,000
2017 9,134,000,000
2018 7,850,000,000
2019 9,291,000,000
2020 9,838,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Sudan was 56.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 84.04 in 1981, while its lowest value was 49.06 in 1971.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 59.89
1961 63.56
1962 63.29
1963 65.32
1964 67.46
1965 60.80
1966 61.26
1967 62.48
1968 56.21
1969 60.82
1970 57.14
1971 49.06
1972 51.81
1973 59.12
1974 52.48
1975 67.67
1976 69.19
1977 68.82
1978 65.71
1979 68.79
1980 78.74
1981 84.04
1982 77.09
1983 82.07
1984 80.35
1985 82.63
1986 66.97
1987 83.52
1988 79.47
1989 78.98
1990 69.07
1991 64.44
1992 60.29
1993 60.17
1994 55.86
1995 54.53
1996 54.77
1997 56.09
1998 58.39
1999 59.65
2000 61.22
2001 64.04
2002 68.88
2003 64.52
2004 51.71
2005 51.24
2006 70.75
2007 71.06
2008 68.63
2009 65.97
2010 66.40
2011 64.46
2012 59.00
2013 58.35
2014 57.38
2015 56.31
2016 51.18
2017 61.86
2018 55.41
2019 56.85
2020 56.85

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Sudan was 35.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 45.40 in 2005, while its lowest value was 8.01 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 27.26
1961 23.48
1962 22.59
1963 14.89
1964 16.07
1965 16.59
1966 22.79
1967 26.92
1968 24.15
1969 25.73
1970 26.03
1971 36.39
1972 27.09
1973 20.28
1974 30.78
1975 20.57
1976 21.45
1977 24.69
1978 16.46
1979 13.27
1980 15.86
1981 10.28
1982 15.58
1983 10.31
1984 10.79
1985 10.21
1986 11.69
1987 8.01
1988 13.42
1989 13.74
1990 24.98
1991 28.21
1992 33.76
1993 34.06
1994 36.23
1995 40.36
1996 38.75
1997 40.69
1998 37.49
1999 36.30
2000 32.32
2001 30.33
2002 25.27
2003 25.94
2004 33.37
2005 45.40
2006 24.98
2007 22.72
2008 25.84
2009 23.78
2010 28.30
2011 30.28
2012 34.40
2013 33.44
2014 33.94
2015 34.24
2016 41.02
2017 33.57
2018 37.95
2019 35.80
2020 35.80

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Sudan was 6.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 27.47 in 1998, while its lowest value was 1.22 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.22
1961 1.97
1962 1.48
1963 1.58
1964 2.49
1965 3.13
1966 6.11
1967 8.49
1968 6.87
1969 5.71
1970 4.25
1971 6.70
1972 9.56
1973 7.27
1974 10.22
1975 4.55
1976 3.05
1977 3.27
1978 5.86
1979 5.32
1980 3.33
1981 3.46
1982 2.57
1983 3.55
1984 4.38
1985 3.76
1986 2.83
1987 3.26
1988 3.78
1989 4.55
1990 4.13
1991 9.77
1992 6.93
1993 9.47
1994 7.23
1995 8.15
1996 8.32
1997 11.39
1998 27.47
1999 21.28
2000 5.87
2001 5.50
2002 4.56
2003 9.70
2004 15.75
2005 24.07
2006 2.69
2007 2.84
2008 3.20
2009 2.53
2010 3.33
2011 4.57
2012 4.21
2013 5.70
2014 11.28
2015 8.66
2016 5.06
2017 3.12
2018 4.72
2019 6.88
2020 6.88

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Sudan was 11.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 13.74 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.04 in 1975.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1961 1.26
1962 0.98
1963 1.65
1964 0.29
1966 0.31
1967 0.28
1968 0.50
1969 0.17
1970 0.20
1971 0.33
1972 0.30
1973 0.32
1974 0.28
1975 0.04
1976 0.08
1977 0.30
1978 0.35
1979 0.19
1980 0.65
1981 0.35
1982 0.48
1983 0.56
1984 0.55
1985 0.57
1986 1.02
1987 0.82
1988 1.04
1989 2.59
1990 0.35
1991 0.36
1992 0.44
1993 0.70
1994 3.01
1995 3.59
1996 3.61
1997 2.58
1998 2.90
1999 3.43
2000 4.68
2001 4.47
2002 3.92
2003 2.48
2004 2.71
2005 4.80
2006 3.75
2007 3.51
2008 3.45
2009 4.47
2010 4.27
2011 4.97
2012 5.74
2013 4.30
2014 5.24
2015 6.80
2016 8.90
2017 11.01
2018 13.74
2019 11.02
2020 11.02

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Sudan was 0.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 7.46 in 1973, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1962 0.35
1963 0.99
1964 0.81
1966 0.76
1967 1.55
1968 1.48
1969 0.01
1971 1.13
1972 1.61
1973 7.46
1974 0.36
1975 2.01
1976 1.04
1977 2.11
1978 1.61
1979 2.70
1980 4.69
1981 0.59
1982 3.39
1983 0.36
1984 0.45
1985 0.22
1986 0.10
1987 0.29
1988 0.65
1989 0.49
1990 0.14
1991 0.46
1992 0.26
1993 0.17
1994 0.04
1995 0.09
1996 0.34
1997 0.17
1998 0.17
1999 0.41
2000 2.89
2001 2.67
2002 2.13
2003 1.08
2004 1.80
2005 2.79
2006 3.08
2007 1.59
2008 0.92
2009 1.42
2010 1.93
2011 2.26
2012 1.99
2013 1.45
2014 0.75
2015 0.76
2016 0.89
2017 1.90
2018 0.48
2019 0.44
2020 0.44

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Sudan was 8.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 24.24 in 1992, while its lowest value was 0.95 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 13.68
1961 10.40
1962 10.89
1963 3.98
1964 5.86
1965 4.52
1966 4.85
1967 5.82
1968 4.70
1969 8.87
1970 7.84
1971 7.07
1972 6.02
1973 4.22
1974 17.04
1975 9.65
1976 10.25
1977 11.95
1978 2.16
1979 2.51
1980 1.95
1981 1.45
1982 5.55
1983 2.01
1984 3.19
1985 1.62
1986 5.00
1987 0.95
1988 5.04
1989 3.67
1990 16.44
1991 15.85
1992 24.24
1993 21.45
1994 22.08
1995 24.09
1996 22.01
1997 21.26
1998 2.05
1999 5.31
2000 11.81
2001 11.05
2002 9.15
2003 7.57
2004 7.52
2005 8.41
2006 7.38
2007 7.91
2008 7.69
2009 7.55
2010 12.77
2011 10.81
2012 9.57
2013 11.38
2014 7.54
2015 7.97
2016 13.17
2017 8.57
2018 7.43
2019 8.76
2020 8.76

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Sudan was 8.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 21.16 in 1971, while its lowest value was 1.01 in 1973.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 12.35
1961 9.85
1962 8.90
1963 6.69
1964 6.63
1965 8.95
1966 10.74
1967 10.79
1968 10.60
1969 10.98
1970 13.74
1971 21.16
1972 9.60
1973 1.01
1974 2.87
1975 4.33
1976 7.03
1977 7.05
1978 6.48
1979 2.55
1980 5.25
1981 4.42
1982 3.59
1983 3.82
1984 2.21
1985 4.05
1986 2.73
1987 2.70
1988 2.91
1989 2.45
1990 3.91
1991 1.77
1992 1.89
1993 2.26
1994 3.86
1995 4.43
1996 4.46
1997 5.28
1998 4.90
1999 5.88
2000 7.08
2001 6.64
2002 5.51
2003 5.10
2004 5.59
2005 5.33
2006 8.09
2007 6.87
2008 10.59
2009 7.81
2010 6.00
2011 7.68
2012 12.89
2013 10.62
2014 9.13
2015 10.05
2016 13.01
2017 8.97
2018 11.58
2019 8.71
2020 8.71

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Sudan was 3.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.85 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1979.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.55
1961 3.23
1962 2.61
1963 3.98
1964 3.92
1965 4.04
1966 3.55
1967 1.31
1968 2.68
1969 1.37
1970 2.08
1971 1.54
1972 1.28
1973 1.50
1974 1.47
1975 0.89
1976 1.62
1977 0.73
1978 0.02
1979 0.00
1980 0.75
1981 0.95
1982 0.88
1983 1.69
1984 3.08
1985 2.12
1986 2.59
1987 2.00
1988 1.78
1989 1.88
1990 1.64
1991 2.24
1992 2.51
1993 4.39
1994 4.85
1995 2.72
1996 4.19
1997 3.21
1998 4.11
1999 4.04
2000 2.83
2001 2.93
2002 3.10
2003 3.67
2004 3.03
2005 2.10
2006 2.07
2007 2.60
2008 2.27
2009 1.84
2010 1.60
2011 1.57
2012 1.51
2013 2.06
2014 2.22
2015 2.24
2016 3.46
2017 3.12
2018 3.76
2019 3.88
2020 3.88

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Sudan was 3.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 19.81 in 1972, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10.30
1961 9.73
1962 11.51
1963 15.81
1964 12.55
1965 18.57
1966 12.40
1967 9.29
1968 16.96
1969 12.07
1970 14.75
1971 13.02
1972 19.81
1973 19.11
1974 15.27
1975 10.87
1976 7.74
1977 5.76
1978 17.81
1979 17.94
1980 4.66
1981 4.73
1982 6.46
1983 5.93
1984 5.79
1985 5.04
1986 18.75
1987 6.46
1988 5.33
1989 5.39
1990 4.31
1991 5.12
1992 3.44
1993 1.39
1994 3.07
1995 2.39
1996 2.29
1997 0.01
1998 0.01
1999 0.01
2000 3.62
2001 2.70
2002 2.75
2003 5.87
2004 11.89
2005 1.26
2006 2.20
2007 3.62
2008 3.25
2009 8.41
2010 3.70
2011 3.70
2012 5.09
2013 6.15
2014 6.46
2015 7.20
2016 4.34
2017 1.45
2018 2.88
2019 3.47
2020 3.47

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Sudan was $9,129,868,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $10,001,710,000 in 2010 and $180,500,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $180,500,000
1961 $238,500,000
1962 $256,300,000
1963 $284,000,000
1964 $273,200,000
1965 $207,900,000
1966 $222,500,000
1967 $213,200,000
1968 $257,600,000
1969 $255,983,000
1970 $287,534,000
1971 $331,492,000
1972 $338,610,000
1973 $436,056,000
1974 $710,722,000
1975 $1,033,411,000
1976 $981,013,000
1977 $1,078,527,000
1978 $875,472,000
1979 $918,647,000
1980 $1,575,934,000
1981 $1,550,976,000
1982 $1,274,539,000
1983 $1,354,528,000
1984 $1,277,907,000
1985 $920,436,400
1986 $963,562,000
1987 $1,055,338,000
1988 $1,127,960,000
1989 $1,340,256,000
1990 $1,304,858,000
1991 $1,400,844,000
1992 $1,261,486,000
1993 $1,153,201,000
1994 $1,151,644,000
1995 $1,262,589,000
1996 $1,298,452,000
1997 $1,510,657,000
1998 $1,604,828,000
1999 $1,576,995,000
2000 $1,225,773,000
2001 $1,688,604,000
2002 $1,647,029,000
2003 $2,495,559,000
2004 $4,055,234,000
2005 $6,689,890,000
2006 $8,049,576,000
2007 $8,760,779,000
2008 $9,332,468,000
2009 $9,656,037,000
2010 $10,001,710,000
2011 $9,227,178,000
2012 $9,475,018,000
2013 $9,918,068,000
2014 $9,211,300,000
2015 $9,508,653,000
2016 $5,662,298,000
2017 $9,163,004,000
2018 $7,850,068,000
2019 $8,787,546,000
2020 $9,129,868,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Sudan was 3.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.85 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1979.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.55
1961 3.23
1962 2.61
1963 3.98
1964 3.92
1965 4.04
1966 3.55
1967 1.31
1968 2.68
1969 1.37
1970 2.08
1971 1.54
1972 1.28
1973 1.50
1974 1.47
1975 0.89
1976 1.62
1977 0.73
1978 0.02
1979 0.00
1980 0.75
1981 0.95
1982 0.88
1983 1.69
1984 3.08
1985 2.12
1986 2.59
1987 2.00
1988 1.78
1989 1.88
1990 1.64
1991 2.24
1992 2.51
1993 4.39
1994 4.85
1995 2.72
1996 4.19
1997 3.21
1998 4.11
1999 4.04
2000 2.83
2001 2.93
2002 3.10
2003 3.67
2004 3.03
2005 2.10
2006 2.07
2007 2.60
2008 2.27
2009 1.84
2010 1.60
2011 1.57
2012 1.51
2013 2.06
2014 2.22
2015 2.24
2016 3.46
2017 3.12
2018 3.76
2019 3.88
2020 3.88

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports