Iran vs Sudan: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners
Iran
2 rank
in 2025
Sudan
2 rank
in 2025
Iran rank
66th
Sudan rank
66th
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners over time
- Iran
- Sudan
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2 rank against 2 rank in Sudan, a difference of 0 rank.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 66th and Sudan ranks 66th of 206 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 19.5 rank | 9.5 rank | 10 rank | Iran |
| 1950s | 24 rank | 13 rank | 11 rank | Iran |
| 1960s | 26 rank | 4.5 rank | 21.5 rank | Iran |
| 1970s | 21.29 rank | 6.14 rank | 15.14 rank | Iran |
| 1980s | 33.4 rank | 9.7 rank | 23.7 rank | Iran |
| 1990s | 15.4 rank | 6.6 rank | 8.8 rank | Iran |
| 2000s | 6.33 rank | 1.67 rank | 4.67 rank | Iran |
| 2010s | 1 rank | 1 rank | 0 rank | — |
| 2020s | 1.67 rank | 1.5 rank | 0.1667 rank | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher where china ranks among a country’s import partners, Iran or Sudan?
- Iran, at 2 rank against 2 rank in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in where china ranks among a country’s import partners between Iran and Sudan?
- 0 rank, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sudan?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Sudan rank globally for where china ranks among a country’s import partners?
- Iran ranks 66th and Sudan ranks 66th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Where China ranks among a country’s import partners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rank of China among a country's import partners, based on import values that include the cost of goods, freight, and insurance. A rank of 1 means it is the country's largest import partner.