Current account balance in Sudan
Sudan: Current account balance was 1.2% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Sudan, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 1.2% for current account balance in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 206.5% on the previous year and up 112.0% over ten years.
Sudan ranks 8th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Current account balance in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -10.1% | — |
| 2006 | -14.0% | +38.2% |
| 2007 | -6.3% | -55.0% |
| 2008 | -4.6% | -26.6% |
| 2009 | -7.9% | +71.4% |
| 2010 | -1.1% | -85.6% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -206.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.6% | -14.0% | -4.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More trade data for Sudan
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 104.27 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.16 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.07 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 82.62 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.91 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 68.29 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7018 (2018)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 5.33 units per person (2018)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 126,787 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Sudan?
- Current account balance in Sudan was 1.2% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.0% in 2006.
- How does Sudan rank for current account balance?
- Sudan ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current account balance (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.