Trade route overview
See the latest reported exports, the products that need a closer look, and the conditions that may make this route harder to plan.
What this page shows
In 2024, Sudan reported $401.9M in goods exports to Saudi Arabia. 6 product types are marked for closer review, covering 15.6% of reported exports. This is not a forecast and does not mean trade will stop. It shows where to look more closely at demand, annual changes, product mix, tariffs, and buyer-market conditions.
How to read this page
This page separates the size of the trade from the conditions worth checking and the product types that make up the route.
This is the reported value of goods exported from Sudan to Saudi Arabia in the latest available year.
$401.9M in 2024It marks product types where one or more conditions deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction, a guaranteed loss, or a warning that trade will stop.
15.6% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
18 product typesStart with the products
Compare the products, their buyer-market size, and the conditions that deserve a closer look.
Export history
The latest twelve years of reported exports from Sudan to Saudi Arabia. Bar lengths are relative to the highest year shown.
Why this route needs review
A dollar amount can appear in more than one row. These rows show the conditions linked to the route; they are not separate losses.
How to read the numbers
These measures describe yearly swings, the gap from the route's highest year, and how concentrated the product mix is.
Largest product
Product code HS6 010410 makes up 83.2% of exports from Sudan to Saudi Arabia. The main reason to review it is: Some product types remain below their previous high.
See product rowsProducts to review
Each row is one six-digit HS6 product code. Compare the buyer market's imports, the product's fall from its highest year, annual variation, and review level.
| Rank | Product and code | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Yearly variation | Review level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheep: liveHS6 010410 - six-digit product code | $865.3M | 46.6% | 0.3 | Watch |
| 2 | Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not brokenHS6 120740 - six-digit product code | $95.6M | 73.4% | 0.7 | High attention |
| 3 | Goats: liveHS6 010420 - six-digit product code | $10.9M | 81.5% | 0.5 | High attention |
| 4 | Bran, sharps and other residues: of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereofHS6 230230 - six-digit product code | $39.0M | 87.8% | 0.8 | High attention |
| 5 | Mammals: live, camels and other camelids (Camelidae)HS6 010613 - six-digit product code | $110.3M | 93% | 0.9 | High attention |
| 6 | Vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots, chicorium intybus sativum variety): n.e.c. in chapter 12, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, ground or unground, primarily for human consumptionHS6 121299 - six-digit product code | $49.7M | 0% | 0.7 | High attention |
| 7 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilledHS6 070310 - six-digit product code | $56.1M | 0% | 1.7 | Watch |
| 8 | Meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilledHS6 020421 - six-digit product code | $38.0M | 94.5% | 1.3 | High attention |
| 9 | Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transportHS6 860900 - six-digit product code | $146.5M | 69.5% | 0.9 | Watch |
| 10 | Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomeratedHS6 440290 - six-digit product code | $103.4M | 77.9% | 0.8 | Watch |
Buyer-market imports are total imports of that product into the buyer market, not only exports from Sudan. "Below product high" compares current exports with that product's highest reported year. Yearly variation is a calculated measure. Swipe sideways on a small screen to see every column.
Trade route conditions
Distance, tariffs, trade agreements, the buyer economy, and business rules add context to the export total.
Questions about this page
Definitions and limits for the figures above.
High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain.
Sudan reported $401.9M in goods exports to Saudi Arabia in 2024.
15.6% of reported route exports are linked to product types marked for closer review. This points to where to investigate further.
An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
The page shows yearly export changes, product concentration, tariffs, distance, trade-agreement coverage, buyer-economy context, and business setup time where reported.
No. These are reported or calculated observations, not forecasts or guarantees.
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Data source
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.