Sudan

Economy

• GDP

  : 60.2 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 1165 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 3.1 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 113.3 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 2192 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.47 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 138.8 % (2022)

• Unemployment

  : 7.5 % (2022)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 12.0 % (2022)

• Exports

  : 1.1 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 1.3 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -105.8 M$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -8.6 % (2022)

• Total reserves

  : 177.9 M$ (2017)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 1.4 % (2023)

• Poverty rate

  : 10.1 % (2014)

• Agriculture

  : 29.4 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 33.6 % (2025)

• Services

  : 37.0 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 2.9 % (2022)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.2 % (2021)

Demographics

• Population

  : 51.7 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 2.4 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 291 469 (2025)

• Population density

  : 26.8 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 66.5 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 4.26 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 33.0 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 6.33 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 34.9 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 65.1 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 10.9 M (2022)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 3.6 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 78.1 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 50.4 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 793 395 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 2.0 % (2009)

• Health expenditure

  : 2.9 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 34.2 (2014)

• Internet users

  : 18.6 % (2017)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 70.2 (2022)

• Access to electricity

  : 66.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 64.9 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 6 $ (2014)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 27.8 % (2014)

• Primary school completion

  : 75.6 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 4.0 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 379.6 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 7.0 % (2014)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 18.4 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : 62.5 % (2022)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 144 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 0.9 % (2021)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 4 680 (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 145.5 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.43 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 61.0 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 58.0 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 372.3 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 9.6 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 27.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 52.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 19.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 77.9 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 1.1 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 0.74 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 37.2 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 28.8 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 16.0 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 10.9 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 18 360 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 39.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 46.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 61.6 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 256.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 21.2 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 43.5 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 22.3 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 19.0 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 48.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.2 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.25 (2017)

• Hospital beds

  : 0.66 (2021)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 64.5 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 9.7 % (2016)

• Fiscal balance

  : -1.7 % (2016)

• General government debt

  : 186.2 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -2.3 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -1.56 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -1.79 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 5.15 (2008)

• Political stability

  : -2.02 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -1.77 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -1.66 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -1.88 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 0.0 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 0.0 (2019)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 0.7 % (2025)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 7.9 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 548.2 M$ (2023)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 81.5 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 5.0 % (2022)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 4.14 (2017)