South Sudan - Merchandise imports

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

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.

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Year Value
2016 0.06
2017 0.22
2018 0.79
2019 4.23
2020 4.03

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in South Sudan was 12.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 48.21 in 2012, while its lowest value was 9.02 in 2017.

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.

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Year Value
2012 48.21
2013 40.10
2014 44.88
2015 21.43
2016 13.89
2017 9.02
2018 16.16
2019 12.43
2020 12.94

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 South Sudan was 21.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 58.93 in 2013, while its lowest value was 15.15 in 2017.

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.

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Year Value
2012 49.95
2013 58.93
2014 52.93
2015 43.10
2016 23.59
2017 15.15
2018 18.09
2019 19.41
2020 21.14

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 South Sudan was 16.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 31.30 in 2014, while its lowest value was 7.95 in 2017.

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.

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Year Value
2012 18.29
2013 28.08
2014 31.30
2015 30.80
2016 12.11
2017 7.95
2018 12.74
2019 15.78
2020 16.99

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 South Sudan was 1.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 4.44 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.80 in 2017.

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.

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Year Value
2015 4.44
2016 1.13
2017 0.80
2018 1.45
2019 1.24
2020 1.16

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 South Sudan was 0.435 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 0.435 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.039 in 2017.

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.

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Year Value
2015 0.085
2016 0.184
2017 0.039
2018 0.087
2019 0.100
2020 0.435

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

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.

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Year Value
2017 0.052
2018 0.262
2019 0.032
2020 0.161

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 South Sudan was 2.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 31.66 in 2012, while its lowest value was 2.25 in 2019.

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.

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Year Value
2012 31.66
2013 30.85
2014 21.62
2015 7.78
2016 10.16
2017 6.31
2018 3.55
2019 2.25
2020 2.39

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 South Sudan was 65.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 75.82 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.97 in 2013.

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.

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Year Value
2012 1.83
2013 0.97
2014 2.19
2015 35.47
2016 62.52
2017 75.82
2018 65.75
2019 68.16
2020 65.92

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in South Sudan was 0.000 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 0.000 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2015.

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.

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Year Value
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000
2017 0.000
2018 0.000
2019 0.000
2020 0.000

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in South Sudan was $1,018,291,000 as of 2020. Over the past 8 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,018,291,000 in 2020 and $99,117,760 in 2012.

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.

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Year Value
2012 $99,117,760
2013 $283,805,300
2014 $224,614,600
2015 $534,586,000
2016 $400,666,800
2017 $690,185,200
2018 $642,768,600
2019 $823,642,800
2020 $1,018,291,000

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 South Sudan was 65.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 75.82 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.97 in 2013.

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.

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Year Value
2012 1.83
2013 0.97
2014 2.19
2015 35.47
2016 62.52
2017 75.82
2018 65.75
2019 68.16
2020 65.92

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports