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About

South Korea-Sudan Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $128M to Sudan. The main products that South Korea exported to Sudan were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($24.5M), Large Construction Vehicles ($21.2M), and Electric Batteries ($19.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Sudan have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $233M in 2017 to $128M in 2022.

In 2022, South Korea did not export any services to Sudan.

Sudan-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Sudan exported $6.88M to South Korea. The main products that Sudan exported to South Korea were Scrap Copper ($5.24M), Raw Lead ($771k), and Scrap Aluminium ($700k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sudan to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.8%,  from $19.5M in 2017 to $6.88M in 2022.

In 2022, Sudan did not export any services to South Korea.

Comparison: In 2022,  South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B). That same year, Sudan ranked 123 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.35), and 123 in total exports ($5.52B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Korea exported $128M to Sudan. The main products exported from South Korea to Sudan were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($24.5M), Large Construction Vehicles ($21.2M), and Electric Batteries ($19.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Sudan have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $233M in 2017 to $128M in 2022.

In 2017, Sudan exported $6.88M to South Korea. The main products exported from Sudan to South Korea were Scrap Copper ($5.24M), Raw Lead ($771k), and Scrap Aluminium ($700k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sudan to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.8%, from $19.5M in 2022 to $6.88M in 2017.

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Sudan (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Sudan (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B
Sudan
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$2.38B

This map shows whether countries import more from South Korea or Sudan. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from South Korea and Sudan or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Korea than Sudan included China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Sudan than from South Korea.

Difference in imports from Sudan (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Sudan

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between South Korea and Sudan by product, considering products traded by both, South Korea and Sudan.

During 2022, South Korea had a large net trade with Sudan in the exports of Machines ($49.2M), Transportation ($36.2M), and Chemical Products ($15.9M).

During 2017, Sudan had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Metals ($6.71M), Vegetable Products ($165k), and Textiles ($2.07k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Korea Sudan+$8.39MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)
Top Product Potential Sudan South Korea+$3.28MScrap Copper

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of South Korea and Sudan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Korea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sudan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Sudan indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Korea.

Product Space of South Korea (Flag) and Sudan (Flag) (2022)

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