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Sudan lifts ban on 46 imports as prices and dollar surge
The decision reopens the market to goods banned since April, but importers still want an enforceable order as the dollar reaches SDG10,300.
Country
Sudan
Sudan in figures
GDP growth
0.0%
2025 · 2026 : 7.0% (projection)
Inflation
99.9%
2025 · 2026 : 41.3% (projection)
Public debt
204.4%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 334.4% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-3.1%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -3.9% (projection)
Current account balance
-8.6%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -14.6% (projection)
Nominal GDP
36.5 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 30.9 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
724 USD
2025 · 2026 : 597 USD (projection)
Population
51.7 million
2025
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
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| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.9 | – |
| 2016 | 4.7 | – |
| 2017 | 0.8 | – |
| 2018 | -2.3 | – |
| 2019 | -2.5 | – |
| 2020 | -3.6 | – |
| 2021 | 0.5 | – |
| 2022 | -2.5 | – |
| 2023 | -23.5 | – |
| 2024 | -19.3 | – |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | – | 7 |
| 2027 | – | 15 |
| 2028 | – | 10 |
| 2029 | – | 8 |
| 2030 | – | 8 |
| 2031 | – | 8 |
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
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| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.9 | – |
| 2016 | 17.8 | – |
| 2017 | 32.4 | – |
| 2018 | 63.3 | – |
| 2019 | 51 | – |
| 2020 | 163.3 | – |
| 2021 | 359.1 | – |
| 2022 | 138.8 | – |
| 2023 | 66.6 | – |
| 2024 | 176.9 | – |
| 2025 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
| 2026 | – | 41.3 |
| 2027 | – | 50.9 |
| 2028 | – | 23.7 |
| 2029 | – | 12.3 |
| 2030 | – | 12 |
| 2031 | – | 12 |
- Access to electricity
- 66% (2024)
- Internet users
- 19% (2017)
- Foreign direct investment
- +0.0% (2025)
- Personal remittances
- 0.0% (2025)
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.
