Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Sudan
Sudan: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 14.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Sudan is 14.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.0% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Sudan peaked at 35.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1991.
Sudan ranks 177th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.0% | — |
| 1961 | 16.6% | +18.9% |
| 1962 | 17.3% | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 16.5% | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 11.9% | -27.5% |
| 1966 | 13.4% | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 11.7% | -12.3% |
| 1968 | 13.4% | +13.9% |
| 1969 | 12.3% | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 12.1% | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 13.3% | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 11.2% | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 11.8% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 14.4% | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 17.6% | +21.9% |
| 1976 | 14.4% | -18.0% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | -15.2% |
| 1978 | 8.0% | -34.5% |
| 1979 | 7.8% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 15.7% | +101.7% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | -17.5% |
| 1982 | 13.1% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 14.6% | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | -24.9% |
| 1985 | 10.2% | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | -19.3% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | -32.7% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +470.3% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | -26.5% |
| 1994 | 8.7% | -31.9% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | +57.9% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +38.0% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +47.9% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -25.8% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +73.3% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -52.1% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | +54.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 14.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.9%, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 14.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.0%, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +470.3% | 3.1% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 11.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.3% | 7.8% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 5.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 3.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 11.7% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 12.6% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 9.3% | 35.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sudan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -9.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.1 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 20.38 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.1146 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.88 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Sudan?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Sudan was 14.4% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1991.
- How does Sudan rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Sudan ranks 177th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); 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 part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).