Country · SSD
South Sudan · Economy
Period
South Sudan: GDP of 5.5 bn$ in 2025 (IMF), +2.1 % since 2020 in current dollars. Growth in 2025: +41.4 %.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · copied on 2026-11-11
- GDP, current dollars
- 5.5 bn$
- 2025 · +2.1 % since 2020
- GDP per capita
- 454 $
- 2025 · −10.4 % since 2020
- Inflation
- 97.6 %
- 2025 · +73.6 pt since 2020
- Public debt
- 64.2 %
- 2025 · +15.9 pt since 2020
GDP, current dollars
Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections
Chart data as a table
| Year | South Sudan |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.1 bn$ |
| 2016 | 2.8 bn$ |
| 2017 | 2.7 bn$ |
| 2018 | 2.6 bn$ |
| 2019 | 4.0 bn$ |
| 2020 | 5.4 bn$ |
| 2021 | 5.9 bn$ |
| 2022 | 7.5 bn$ |
| 2023 | 7.6 bn$ |
| 2024 | 4.6 bn$ |
| 2025 · estimate | 5.5 bn$ |
| 2026 · projection | 8.0 bn$ |
| 2027 · projection | 8.7 bn$ |
| 2028 · projection | 8.5 bn$ |
| 2029 · projection | 8.6 bn$ |
| 2030 · projection | 8.8 bn$ |
In its region
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 11 Ethiopia +17.3 %
- 12 Sudan +3.7 %
- 13 South Sudan +2.1 %
- 14 Eritrea n/a
All indicators
Value in 2025 and change since 2020
| Indicator | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | −6.5 % | +41.4 % | +47.9 pt |
| GDP, current dollars | 5.4 bn$ | 5.5 bn$ | +2.1 % |
| GDP per capita | 507 $ | 454 $ | −10.4 % |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 806 $ | 1,413 $ | +75.4 % |
| Inflation | 24.0 % | 97.6 % | +73.6 pt |
| Public debt | 48.3 % | 64.2 % | +15.9 pt |
| Population | 10.7 M | 12.2 M | +13.9 % |
| Fiscal balance | −5.7 % | +3.3 % | +9.0 pt |
| Current account | −31.7 % | −6.4 % | +25.3 pt |
| Unemployment | n/a | n/a | n/a |