South Sudan

Country in Africa

In brief

Inflation: +91.4% (2024). World rank 4 of 180; in Africa, 3 of 50. Unemployment: 12.4% (2023). World rank 164 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 41 of 53. Women in work or seeking work: 70.4% (2023). World rank 18 of 186; in Africa, 12 of 53. From 2014 to 2024: inflation +1.7% → +91.4%. Worse than all its neighbours (Central African Republic, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda): unemployment and youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $12B 2015
GDP per person: $1,080 2015
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $1,155 2015
GDP growth per year: -10.8% 2015

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Low income
Gross national income per person: $1,050 2015
Inflation: +91.4% 2024
Price level, USA = 100: 42 2021

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 10.4% 2015
Industry, share of GDP: 33.1% 2015
Services, share of GDP: 56.6% 2015
Unemployment: 12.4% 2023
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 18.5% 2023
Women in work or seeking work: 70.4% 2023

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 36.7% 2015
Imports, share of GDP: 28.9% 2015
Current account balance, share of GDP: +7.9% 2023
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: 0% 2015
Remittances received, share of GDP: 9.5% 2015
Tax revenue, share of GDP: No data
Currency: South Sudanese Pound (SSP)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 44 2016
Living on under $3 a day: 76.5% 2016