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South Sudan

SS ยท SSD ยท #41 ยท 4 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$505
GDP (2031)
$8.1B
GDP growth (2031)
3.0% โ†“
Inflation (2031)
4.5% โ†“
Unemployment (2023)
12.4% โ†“
Population (2031)
13.7M
Population growth (2031)
2.0% โ†‘
Gini index (2016)
44.0
Government debt (2031)
42.8% of GDP
Current account (2031)
6.2% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$83.4M
Life expectancy (2024)
57.7 yrs
Health spending (2023)
11.6% of GDP
Internet users (2019)
6.7%
Mobile subscriptions (2023)
46.6/100
Trade openness (2015)
65.6% of GDP
Exchange rate (2024)
2,163.10/USD
Foreign reserves (2024)
$16.0M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
42.8% of GDP
Current account (2031)
6.2% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$83.4M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2016)
0.44
Assessment
High inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2016)
0.30/1k
Services sector (2015)
56.6% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
1.0
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
1.7
ICT service exports (2023)
7.4%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $8.1B $505 3.0% 4.5% - 13.7M - 42.8% 6.2% - - - - -
2030 * $7.8B $496 3.8% 4.8% - 13.5M - 44.0% 5.7% - - - - -
2029 * $7.5B $483 3.5% 5.9% - 13.2M - 45.8% 5.6% - - - - -
2028 * $7.2B $471 3.6% 5.8% - 12.9M - 47.6% 5.2% - - - - -
2027 * $6.8B $458 3.3% 10.0% - 12.7M - 49.9% 4.8% - - - - -
2026 * $6.1B $415 4.1% 14.0% - 12.4M - 57.3% 3.2% - - - - -
2025 $5.7B $400 46.1% 97.6% - 12.2M - 62.1% -4.0% - - - - -
2024 $4.6B $330 -26.1% 99.8% - 11.9M - 53.4% 53.7% $83.4M 57.7 - - 2,163.10
2023 $7.4B $548 3.0% 39.7% 12.4% 11.5M - 62.0% -18.4% -$6.3M 57.6 11.6% - 930.33
2022 $7.5B $581 -5.2% -3.2% 12.5% 11.0M - 42.1% -7.9% $121.5M 57.2 6.6% - 534.51
2021 $5.9B $465 5.3% 30.2% 14.0% 10.9M - 56.4% -0.1% $67.5M 57.1 6.3% - 306.35
2020 $5.4B $431 -6.5% 24.0% 14.3% 10.7M - 48.3% -31.7% $17.5M 57.7 9.4% - 165.91
2019 $4.0B $330 0.9% 49.3% 12.7% 10.4M - 43.4% -4.8% -$2.2M 58.1 9.1% 6.7% 158.00
2018 $2.6B $215 -2.1% 83.4% 12.9% 10.1M - 84.3% -12.3% $60.1M 51.9 11.7% 4.8% 141.39
2017 $2.7B $227 -5.8% 213.0% 13.0% 10.3M - 77.5% 10.3% $1.4M 35.4 22.1% 4.1% 113.65
2016 $2.8B $222 -13.3% 346.1% 12.9% 10.8M 44.0 128.9% -7.6% -$7.9M 36.7 - 3.5% 46.73
2015 $15.1B $1,155 -0.2% 53.0% 12.5% 11.1M - 58.2% -3.3% $150,000 39.8 - 3.0% 3.60
2014 $14.6B $1,373 1.6% 4.3% 12.6% 11.2M - 39.6% -5.4% $1.0M 45.6 - 2.6% 2.95
2013 $14.9B $1,917 27.3% -2.7% 12.7% 11.2M - 17.6% -3.9% -$793.0M 58.3 - 2.2% 2.95
2012 $11.3B $1,417 -50.3% 42.4% 12.8% 10.8M - 8.9% -15.9% $161.0M 58.2 - 1.5% 2.95
2011 $17.3B $2,718 -4.6% 46.9% 12.6% 10.3M - 0.0% 18.0% - 57.7 - - 2.99
2010 $14.6B $2,948 5.5% 1.2% 12.5% 9.7M - - - - 57.5 - - -
2009 $12.2B $2,911 5.0% 5.0% 12.4% 9.2M 46.3 - - - 56.9 - - -
2008 $14.6B $2,887 - - 12.3% 8.8M - - - - 56.3 - - -
2007 - - - - 12.3% 8.4M - - - - 55.4 - - -
2006 - - - - 12.3% 8.0M - - - - 54.7 - - -
2005 - - - - 12.3% 7.6M - - - - 54.0 - - -
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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