Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Equatorial Guinea
8.0%
in 2024
Sudan
9.5%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
198th
Sudan rank
196th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 9.5% against 8.0% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 198th and Sudan ranks 196th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9% | 14.6% | 5.7% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 73.4% | 10.0% | 63.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 66.1% | 11.1% | 55.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 14.4% | 5.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 19.9% | 6.4% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 22.1% | 12.8% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Equatorial Guinea or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 9.5% against 8.0% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Equatorial Guinea and Sudan?
- 1.5%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sudan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sudan rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 198th and Sudan ranks 196th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).