Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Sudan in terms of export sales (selling), including China, Japan, and United Arab Emirates. The second lists top trade partners of Sudan regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Sudan.
Sudan Major Exports
Market Value: 9,424 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
| 1 | China | 7,548,062 | 80.09 |
| 2 | Japan | 689,404 | 7.32 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 214,883 | 2.28 |
| 4 | Yemen | 169,554 | 1.80 |
| 5 | Egypt | 123,939 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 118,876 | 1.26 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 111,102 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Malaysia | 107,675 | 1.14 |
| 9 | India | 70,043 | 0.74 |
| 10 | Singapore | 69,281 | 0.74 |
| 11 | South Korea | 53,438 | 0.57 |
| 12 | France | 22,427 | 0.24 |
| 13 | Aruba | 17,326 | 0.18 |
| 14 | Germany | 15,142 | 0.16 |
| 15 | Syria | 14,853 | 0.16 |
| 16 | Lebanon | 11,794 | 0.13 |
| 17 | Tunisia | 10,913 | 0.12 |
| 18 | Turkey | 7,095 | 0.08 |
| 19 | Pakistan | 6,754 | 0.07 |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 6,413 | 0.07 |
| 21 | Greece | 6,170 | 0.07 |
| 22 | Mexico | 5,142 | 0.05 |
| 23 | Italy | 4,918 | 0.05 |
| 24 | United States | 4,219 | 0.04 |
| 25 | Netherlands | 2,872 | 0.03 |
| 26 | Kuwait | 2,555 | 0.03 |
| 27 | Jordan | 2,068 | 0.02 |
| 28 | Sweden | 1,621 | 0.02 |
| 29 | Belgium | 1,535 | 0.02 |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 1,134 | 0.01 |
| 31 | Kenya | 1,114 | 0.01 |
| 32 | Estonia | 1,059 | 0.01 |
| 33 | Thailand | 1,022 | 0.01 |
Sudan Major Imports
Market Value: 11,156 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 3,817,735 | 34.22 |
| 2 | China | 1,133,449 | 10.16 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 1,041,353 | 9.33 |
| 4 | Russia | 736,978 | 6.61 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 615,829 | 5.52 |
| 6 | Japan | 613,181 | 5.50 |
| 7 | India | 520,769 | 4.67 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 403,056 | 3.61 |
| 9 | Egypt | 348,443 | 3.12 |
| 10 | Canada | 251,409 | 2.25 |
| 11 | Kenya | 249,585 | 2.24 |
| 12 | South Korea | 157,582 | 1.41 |
| 13 | France | 127,870 | 1.15 |
| 14 | Jordan | 117,521 | 1.05 |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 93,824 | 0.84 |
| 16 | Italy | 91,485 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Germany | 78,850 | 0.71 |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 73,358 | 0.66 |
| 19 | Thailand | 66,624 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Niger | 54,717 | 0.49 |
| 21 | Sweden | 49,586 | 0.44 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 46,017 | 0.41 |
| 23 | Turkey | 43,626 | 0.39 |
| 24 | Malaysia | 34,311 | 0.31 |
| 25 | Pakistan | 33,117 | 0.30 |
| 26 | United States | 29,020 | 0.26 |
| 27 | Algeria | 25,779 | 0.23 |
| 28 | Ireland | 24,573 | 0.22 |
| 29 | Brazil | 23,000 | 0.21 |
| 30 | Finland | 22,315 | 0.20 |
| 31 | South Africa | 21,571 | 0.19 |
| 32 | Gibraltar | 19,532 | 0.18 |
| 33 | Poland | 19,169 | 0.17 |
| 34 | Syria | 17,587 | 0.16 |
| 35 | Iran | 16,607 | 0.15 |
| 36 | Swaziland | 13,772 | 0.12 |