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Top Exports
| Rank | Product Category | Export Value (US\$) | | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------- | | 1 | **Crude Petroleum** (oil) | \$1.13 billion ([oec.world][1]) | | 2 | **Gold (unwrought)** | \$1.03 billion | | 3 | **Other oilseeds (e.g., sesame seeds)** | \$709 million | | 4 | **Sheep & goats (live animals)** | \$693 million | | 5 | **Groundnuts (peanut meal)** | \$437 million | | 6 | **Gum arabic** | \~\$183 million (2022) | | 7 | **Sesame seeds** (HS 120740) | \$680 million (2018 baseline) | | 8 | **Live sheep** (HS 010410) | \$466 million (2018) | | 9 | **Other live animals** (HS 010600) | \$217 million (2018) | | 10 | **Refined petroleum oils** (HS 271000) | \$205 million | | 11 | **Raw hides & skins of bovine/equine animals** | \~\$7.2 million (2018) | | 12 | **Wood sawn or chipped** (HS 4407) | \~\$7.2 million (2018) | | 13 | **Copper scrap** | \~\$1.35 million (for HS 7404) | | 14 | **Sorghum** | significant unspecified volume | | 15 | **Groundnuts** (HS 1202) | present as major export | | 16 | **Cotton (raw)** | identified as key export | | 17 | **Sugar** | listed as export product | | 18 | **Millet** | listed among top 10 exports | | 19 | **Gum Arabic** (specific HS 1301) — overlapping count | confirms key trade | | 20 | **Other cereals/legumes** — unquantified miscellaneous | inferred from major agricultural output | Export Destinations **China**: \~\$882 million **UAE**: \~\$1.09 billion **Saudi Arabia**: \~\$802 million **Malaysia**: \~\$469 million **Egypt**: \~\$387 million Context & Insights * Sudan is a **top global supplier** of sesame seeds, gum arabic, and livestock. * **Gum arabic** (\~80% global supply) is a major revenue source—and is reportedly funding armed conflict. * The economy is **heavily reliant on oil and gold**, which together make up over half its export value.
