Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sudan: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 35.0% against 9.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 25.4%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 3.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sudan ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 3.0% | 1.6% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 5.1% | 6.9% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | -0.5% | -0.4% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 14.2% | 12.5% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 9.5% | 1.5% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 4.3% | 3.8% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.0% | -0.0% | 4.0% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 35.0% against 9.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sudan?
- 25.4%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sudan rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.