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South Sudan

SS Β· SSD Β· #41 Β· 4 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
$400
GDP (2025)
$5.7B
GDP growth (2025)
46.1% ↑
Inflation (2025)
97.6% ↓
Unemployment (2023)
12.4% ↓
Population (2025)
12.2M
Population growth (2025)
2.0% ↓
Gini index (2016)
44.0
Government debt (2025)
62.1% of GDP
Current account (2025)
-4.0% 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 observed data: 2025.

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 (2025)
62.1% of GDP
Current account (2025)
-4.0% 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% No data for this year 13.7M No data for this year 42.8% 6.2% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2030 * $7.8B $496 3.8% 4.8% No data for this year 13.5M No data for this year 44.0% 5.7% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2029 * $7.5B $483 3.5% 5.9% No data for this year 13.2M No data for this year 45.8% 5.6% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2028 * $7.2B $471 3.6% 5.8% No data for this year 12.9M No data for this year 47.6% 5.2% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2027 * $6.8B $458 3.3% 10.0% No data for this year 12.7M No data for this year 49.9% 4.8% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2026 * $6.1B $415 4.1% 14.0% No data for this year 12.4M No data for this year 57.3% 3.2% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2025 $5.7B $400 46.1% 97.6% No data for this year 12.2M No data for this year 62.1% -4.0% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2024 $4.6B $330 -26.1% 99.8% No data for this year 11.9M No data for this year 53.4% 53.7% $83.4M 57.7 No data for this year No data for this year 2,163.10
2023 $7.4B $548 3.0% 39.7% 12.4% 11.5M No data for this year 62.0% -18.4% -$6.3M 57.6 11.6% No data for this year 930.33
2022 $7.5B $581 -5.2% -3.2% 12.5% 11.0M No data for this year 42.1% -7.9% $121.5M 57.2 6.6% No data for this year 534.51
2021 $5.9B $465 5.3% 30.2% 14.0% 10.9M No data for this year 56.4% -0.1% $67.5M 57.1 6.3% No data for this year 306.35
2020 $5.4B $431 -6.5% 24.0% 14.3% 10.7M No data for this year 48.3% -31.7% $17.5M 57.7 9.4% No data for this year 165.91
2019 $4.0B $330 0.9% 49.3% 12.7% 10.4M No data for this year 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 No data for this year 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 No data for this year 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 No data for this year 3.5% 46.73
2015 $15.1B $1,155 -0.2% 53.0% 12.5% 11.1M No data for this year 58.2% -3.3% $150,000 39.8 No data for this year 3.0% 3.60
2014 $14.6B $1,373 1.6% 4.3% 12.6% 11.2M No data for this year 39.6% -5.4% $1.0M 45.6 No data for this year 2.6% 2.95
2013 $14.9B $1,917 27.3% -2.7% 12.7% 11.2M No data for this year 17.6% -3.9% -$793.0M 58.3 No data for this year 2.2% 2.95
2012 $11.3B $1,417 -50.3% 42.4% 12.8% 10.8M No data for this year 8.9% -15.9% $161.0M 58.2 No data for this year 1.5% 2.95
2011 $17.3B $2,718 -4.6% 46.9% 12.6% 10.3M No data for this year 0.0% 18.0% No data for this year 57.7 No data for this year No data for this year 2.99
2010 $14.6B $2,948 5.5% 1.2% 12.5% 9.7M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 57.5 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2009 $12.2B $2,911 5.0% 5.0% 12.4% 9.2M 46.3 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 56.9 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2008 $14.6B $2,887 No data for this year No data for this year 12.3% 8.8M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 56.3 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2007 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 12.3% 8.4M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 55.4 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2006 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 12.3% 8.0M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 54.7 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2005 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 12.3% 7.6M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 54.0 No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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