South Sudan

Economy

• GDP

  : 12.0 B$ (2015)

• GDP per capita

  : 1080 $ (2015)

• GDP growth

  : -10.8 % (2015)

• GDP, PPP

  : 12.8 B$ (2015)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 1155 $ (2015)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.67 (2021)

• Inflation

  : 91.4 % (2024)

• Unemployment

  : 12.4 % (2023)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 18.5 % (2023)

• Exports

  : 36.7 % (2015)

• Imports

  : 28.9 % (2015)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : 930.0 M$ (2015)

• Current account balance

  : 7.9 % (2023)

• Total reserves

  : 16.0 M$ (2024)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 0.0 % (2015)

• Poverty rate

  : 76.5 % (2016)

• Agriculture

  : 10.4 % (2015)

• Industry

  : 33.1 % (2015)

• Services

  : 56.6 % (2015)

• Remittances received

  : 9.5 % (2015)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : -0.0 % (2015)

Demographics

• Population

  : 12.2 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 2.0 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 6 145 (2025)

• Population density

  : 18.2 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 57.7 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 3.79 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 29.2 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 9.82 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 21.7 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 78.3 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 5.1 M (2023)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 6.4 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 74.7 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 50.8 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 514 794 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 1.6 % (2016)

• Health expenditure

  : 11.6 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 44.0 (2016)

• Internet users

  : 6.7 % (2019)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 46.6 (2023)

• Access to electricity

  : 5.4 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 39.7 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 2 $ (2016)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 33.0 % (2016)

• Primary school completion

  : 7.9 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 5.7 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 335.6 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 5.5 % (2021)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 77.1 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 53 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 2.0 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 2.00 (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 4.98 (2025)

Environment

• Renewable energy

  : 32.4 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 0.3 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 68.7 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 11.3 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 23.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 0.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 18.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 1.8 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 0.51 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 6.1 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 24.1 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 8 372 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 3.33 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 7 157 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 73.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 72.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 96.7 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 692.0 (2023)

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

  : 22.4 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 36.0 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 11.8 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 4.6 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 41.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 1.5 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.04 (2022)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 96.3 (2024)

Public finances

• General government debt

  : 37.8 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : 5.4 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -2.06 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -2.17 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 14.0 (2012)

• Political stability

  : -1.49 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -1.97 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -1.93 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -1.89 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 0.0 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 0.0 (2010)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 5.8 % (2015)

• New business density

  : 0.30 (2016)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 1.9 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 5.1 % (2015)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 83.4 M$ (2024)

Consumption

• Gross national savings

  : 6.2 % (2015)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 2.82 (2019)