Sudan

Country in Africa

In brief

Inflation: +139% (2022). World rank 2 of 180; in Africa, 1 of 50. Exports, share of GDP: 1.1% (2025). World rank 184 of 184; in Africa, 49 of 49. Imports, share of GDP: 1.3% (2025). World rank 184 of 184; in Africa, 49 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $51.7B → $60.2B, GDP per person $1,292 → $1,165, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $4,217 → $2,192.

Size and growth

GDP: $60.2B 2025
GDP per person: $1,165 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $2,192 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.1% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Low income
Gross national income per person: $900 2025
Inflation: +139% 2022
Price level, USA = 100: 32 2022

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 29.4% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 33.6% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 37% 2025
Unemployment: 7.5% 2022
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 12% 2022
Women in work or seeking work: 14.5% 2022

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 1.1% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 1.3% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -8.5% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: 0% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 7.4% 2016
Currency: Sudanese Pound (SDG)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 34.2 2014
Living on under $3 a day: 10.1% 2014