Foreign trade as a share of GDP rose 134% to 117% in South Sudan in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign trade as a share of GDP in South Sudan reached an all time high of 117% in 2016 and an all time low of 43.4% in 2012. When compared to South Sudan's main peers, foreign trade as a share of GDP in Central African Republic amounted to 42.8%, 35.5% in Ethiopia, 22.4% in Sudan and 47.1% in Uganda in 2016.
South Sudan has been ranked 31st within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of foreign trade as a share of GDP, 31 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Trade (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cameroon | % | 45.5% | 40.6% | 39.2% | 40.6% | 43.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 53.1% | 50.5% | 57.1% | 49.7% | 50.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 66.6% | 63.3% | 73.6% | 74.2% | 74.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 59.3% | 55.9% | 74.3% | 69.9% | 55.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 34.8% | 30.2% | 45.1% | 48.3% | 43.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 39.7% | 34.9% | 31.1% | 31.2% | 28.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 40.3% | 34.9% | 36.0% | 34.4% | 31.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 45.2% | 49.5% | 53.7% | 55.8% | 57.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 94.2% | 95.1% | 100% | 107% | 101% | ||||
| South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 65.6% | 117% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Sudan | % | 1.50% | 1.46% | 1.46% | 1.30% | 1.22% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 37.7% | 31.2% | 36.8% | 36.6% | 39.4% |
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