Trade in services (% of GDP) in Sudan
Sudan: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 2.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Sudan, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Sudan stood at 2.7%.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Sudan peaked at 10.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.
That places Sudan 199th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4.3% | — |
| 1978 | 4.8% | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 5.6% | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | +28.5% |
| 1981 | 8.3% | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 7.4% | -18.7% |
| 1984 | 5.2% | -30.2% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | +71.7% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | -54.6% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | -15.6% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | -17.3% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -60.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -47.8% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | +723.5% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -60.5% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +29.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -37.3% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +70.8% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +65.0% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -22.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +31.9% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +44.2% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -30.7% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -42.4% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | -17.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 2.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.3%, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 2.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 21% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% of GDP) 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 | +723.5% | 0.6% | 5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 2.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 2.7% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Sudan?
- Trade in services in Sudan was 2.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
- How does Sudan rank for trade in services?
- Sudan ranks 199th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.