Economy of Sudan |
Currency |
Sudanese pound |
Fiscal year |
Calendar Year |
Trade organisations |
AU, WTO(Observer) |
Statistics [1] |
GDP ranking |
62nd (2004) [2] |
GDP |
$76.19 billion (2004) |
GDP growth |
6.4% (2004) |
GDP per capita |
$1,900 (2004) |
GDP by sector |
agriculture (38.7%), industry (20.3%), services (41%) (2003) |
Inflation |
9% (2004) |
Pop below poverty line |
40% (2004) |
Labour force |
11 million (1996) |
Labour force by occupation |
agriculture 80%, industry and commerce (7%), government (13%) (1998) |
Unemployment |
18.7% (2002) |
Main industries |
oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly |
Trading Partners [3] |
Exports |
$3.395 billion (2004) |
Export - Commodities |
oil and petroleum products, cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, gum arabic, sugar |
Main partners |
the People's Republic of China 64.3%, Japan 13.8%, Saudi Arabia 3.7%(2004) |
Imports |
$3.496 billion (2004) |
Imports - Commodities |
foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transport equipment, medicines and chemicals, textiles, wheat |
Main Partners |
Saudi Arabia 11.7%, the People's Republic of China 10.7%, UAE 6.2%, Egypt 5.2%, Germany 4.9%, India 4.6%, Australia 4.1%, UK 4% (2004) |
Public finances [4] |
Public debt |
79.7% of GDP (2004) |
Revenues |
$3.057 billion (2004) |
Expenses |
$2.965 billion (2004) |
Economic aid |
$172 million (recipient)(2001) |