Services, value added in Sudan
Sudan: Services, value added was 37.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Sudan, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Sudan stood at 37.0%.
That represents a change of down 32.3% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Sudan peaked at 58.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2007.
Sudan ranks 192nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Services, value added in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 44.8% | — |
| 1983 | 47.1% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 49.6% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 46.9% | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 45.2% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 49.0% | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 42.4% | -13.4% |
| 1989 | 44.3% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 42.5% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 43.9% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 45.5% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 44.4% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 52.1% | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 49.0% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 37.2% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 36.8% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | -29.0% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -45.2% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +42.5% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +70.7% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +85.2% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | +32.1% |
| 2025 | 37.0% | -32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.2% | 42.4% | 49.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 36.8% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 10.9% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 48.3% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 37.0% | 58.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sudan
- 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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 72.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,156 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 2.51 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 9.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -28.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate -43.06 % change on previous year (2009)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1438 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 214.77 current US$ per person (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Sudan?
- Services, value added in Sudan was 37.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2007.
- How does Sudan rank for services, value added?
- Sudan ranks 192nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.