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Index / Economy /
   Sudan / Economy /
Figures

Figures here show 2008 estimates, unless otherwise noted. Economic factors can never be given with accuracy. Not because research is inadequate, but because reporting systems vary between companies and sectors, and with this variation follows statistical insecurity.
| GDP |
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Per capita |
$2,200 |
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Net |
$88.4 billion |
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Annual growth |
6.6% |
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By sector |
Agriculture 31%
Industry 35%
Services 34% |
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Annual inflation rate |
14%
Up 6% from previous year. |
| Foreign debts |
|
Compared to GDP |
38%
|
|
Net |
US$33.7 billion |
| Trade |
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Balance |
+42% |
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Exports |
US$11.7 billion |
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Main products |
Oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, gum arabic, sugar |
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Main partners |
China 50%;Japan 33%; Indonesia 6% |
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Imports |
US$8.2 billion |
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Main products |
Foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transport equipment, medicines and chemicals, textiles, wheat |
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Main partners |
China 20%; Saudi Arabia 8%; UAE 6%; India 6%; Egypt 6%; Italy 4% |
| Work life |
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Official unemployment |
19% (2002) |
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Work force |
Agriculture 80%
Industry 7%
Services 13%
(1998) |
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Population below poverty line |
40%(2004) |
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