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South Sudan Economic Overview

UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (UNSD AMA)

ReleaseJanuary 28, 2026Observations1970–20243 analysis periods1970–1990 · 1990–2010 · 2010–2024Currency basesNational · U.S. dollars
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Formation1970–1990
Integration1990–2010
Current era2010–2024

01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$3.52B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 174 of 210
Real GDP growth-26.1%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change
GDP per capita$2952024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted
Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator
Largest broad activity44.2%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Mining, manufacturing and utilities
Manufacturing4.1%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −11.6 pp
Economic overview annual rank and index table17 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table
South Sudan2008$14.45B114 of 210 · highest-to-lowest45.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)Source observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable$1,639155 of 210 · highest-to-lowest26.3 / 10017.4 (world = 100)0.0%114 of 210 · highest-to-lowest45.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2009$11.59B124 of 210 · highest-to-lowest41.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)9.0%18 of 210 · highest-to-lowest91.9 / 100+10.4 pp vs world$1,254167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 10014.2 (world = 100)0.0%124 of 210 · highest-to-lowest41.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2010$14.92B114 of 210 · highest-to-lowest45.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-0.5%189 of 210 · highest-to-lowest10.0 / 100-4.9 pp vs world$1,531162 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.0 / 10016.1 (world = 100)0.0%114 of 210 · highest-to-lowest45.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2011$17.19B117 of 210 · highest-to-lowest44.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)1.5%159 of 210 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 100-1.8 pp vs world$1,671164 of 210 · highest-to-lowest22.0 / 10015.9 (world = 100)0.0%117 of 210 · highest-to-lowest44.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2012$8.87B145 of 210 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-51.3%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-54.1 pp vs world$825190 of 210 · highest-to-lowest9.6 / 1007.8 (world = 100)0.0%145 of 210 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2013$12.72B132 of 210 · highest-to-lowest37.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)29.8%1 of 210 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+27.0 pp vs world$1,140185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 10010.6 (world = 100)0.0%132 of 210 · highest-to-lowest37.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2014$14.94B127 of 210 · highest-to-lowest39.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)28.0%3 of 210 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+24.9 pp vs world$1,330176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 10012.2 (world = 100)0.0%127 of 210 · highest-to-lowest39.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2015$7.07B150 of 210 · highest-to-lowest28.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)6.9%30 of 210 · highest-to-lowest86.1 / 100+3.7 pp vs world$636197 of 210 · highest-to-lowest6.2 / 1006.2 (world = 100)0.0%150 of 210 · highest-to-lowest28.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2016$3.28B168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-6.6%205 of 210 · highest-to-lowest2.4 / 100-9.4 pp vs world$303209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 1003.0 (world = 100)0.0%168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2017$3.57B168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-3.5%199 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.3 / 100-6.9 pp vs world$348209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 1003.2 (world = 100)0.0%168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2018$3.79B168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)3.8%91 of 210 · highest-to-lowest56.9 / 100+0.6 pp vs world$375209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 1003.3 (world = 100)0.0%168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2019$4.29B167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)11.4%4 of 210 · highest-to-lowest98.6 / 100+8.8 pp vs world$412208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 1003.6 (world = 100)0.0%167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2020$4.21B165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-3.4%95 of 210 · highest-to-lowest55.0 / 100-0.4 pp vs world$393208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 1003.6 (world = 100)0.0%165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2021$4.29B166 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-2.4%207 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 100-8.9 pp vs world$395207 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 1003.2 (world = 100)0.0%166 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2022$4.36B169 of 210 · highest-to-lowest19.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-5.2%203 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.3 / 100-8.5 pp vs world$395207 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 1003.1 (world = 100)0.0%169 of 210 · highest-to-lowest19.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2023$4.65B167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)3.0%110 of 210 · highest-to-lowest47.8 / 100+0.1 pp vs world$405207 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 1003.1 (world = 100)0.0%167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2024$3.52B174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-26.1%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-29.0 pp vs world$295210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 1002.2 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Real GDP trajectory. All series equal 100 in the shared starting year.1970–19901990–20102010–2024255.3198.2141.284.127.11970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates - 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

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Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

South Sudan is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Nominal GDP across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–2024111.6T83.7T55.8T27.9T3.3B1970198019902000201020202024

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Formation1970–1990

Unavailable

Change: Unavailable
Integration1990–2010

$14.45B → $14.92B

Compound annual change: +1.6% CAGR
Current era2010–2024

$14.92B → $3.52B

Compound annual change: -9.8% CAGR
Nominal GDP$3.52B2024 · Published series · World rank 174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP$2.96B2024 · Published series · World rank 176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices17 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
South Sudan2008$14.45B114 of 210 · highest-to-lowest45.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$4.39B159 of 210 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%114 of 210 · highest-to-lowest45.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2009$11.59B124 of 210 · highest-to-lowest41.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$4.79B158 of 210 · highest-to-lowest24.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%124 of 210 · highest-to-lowest41.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2010$14.92B114 of 210 · highest-to-lowest45.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$4.76B157 of 210 · highest-to-lowest25.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%114 of 210 · highest-to-lowest45.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2011$17.19B117 of 210 · highest-to-lowest44.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$4.83B159 of 210 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%117 of 210 · highest-to-lowest44.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2012$8.87B145 of 210 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.35B175 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%145 of 210 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2013$12.72B132 of 210 · highest-to-lowest37.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$3.05B169 of 210 · highest-to-lowest19.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%132 of 210 · highest-to-lowest37.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2014$14.94B127 of 210 · highest-to-lowest39.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$3.91B166 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%127 of 210 · highest-to-lowest39.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2015$7.07B150 of 210 · highest-to-lowest28.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$4.18B165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%150 of 210 · highest-to-lowest28.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2016$3.28B168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$3.90B167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2017$3.57B168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$3.76B167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2018$3.79B168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$3.91B167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2019$4.29B167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$4.35B166 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2020$4.21B165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$4.21B165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2021$4.29B166 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$4.10B166 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%166 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2022$4.36B169 of 210 · highest-to-lowest19.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$3.89B168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%169 of 210 · highest-to-lowest19.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2023$4.65B167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$4.01B168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2024$3.52B174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.96B176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Africa$2.83T2024
Eastern Africa$583.45B2024
World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

South Sudan is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

GDP per person across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202413.7K10.3K6.9K3.6K186.51970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates - 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

Unavailable

Change: Unavailable
Integration1990–2010

$1,639 → $1,531

Compound annual change: -3.3% CAGR
Current era2010–2024

$1,531 → $295

Compound annual change: -11.1% CAGR
GDP per person$2952024 · Published series · World rank 210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP per person$2482024 · Published series · World rank 209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices17 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
South Sudan2008$1,639155 of 210 · highest-to-lowest26.3 / 10017.4 (world = 100)$498200 of 210 · highest-to-lowest4.8 / 1005.1 (world = 100)
South Sudan2009$1,254167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 10014.2 (world = 100)$518199 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.3 / 1005.5 (world = 100)
South Sudan2010$1,531162 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.0 / 10016.1 (world = 100)$489201 of 210 · highest-to-lowest4.3 / 1005.0 (world = 100)
South Sudan2011$1,671164 of 210 · highest-to-lowest22.0 / 10015.9 (world = 100)$470204 of 210 · highest-to-lowest2.9 / 1004.7 (world = 100)
South Sudan2012$825190 of 210 · highest-to-lowest9.6 / 1007.8 (world = 100)$219210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 1002.2 (world = 100)
South Sudan2013$1,140185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 10010.6 (world = 100)$274209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 1002.7 (world = 100)
South Sudan2014$1,330176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 10012.2 (world = 100)$348209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 1003.3 (world = 100)
South Sudan2015$636197 of 210 · highest-to-lowest6.2 / 1006.2 (world = 100)$376209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 1003.6 (world = 100)
South Sudan2016$303209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 1003.0 (world = 100)$360208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 1003.3 (world = 100)
South Sudan2017$348209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 1003.2 (world = 100)$367208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 1003.3 (world = 100)
South Sudan2018$375209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 1003.3 (world = 100)$386208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 1003.4 (world = 100)
South Sudan2019$412208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 1003.6 (world = 100)$418208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 1003.7 (world = 100)
South Sudan2020$393208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 1003.6 (world = 100)$393208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 1003.6 (world = 100)
South Sudan2021$395207 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 1003.2 (world = 100)$378208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 1003.3 (world = 100)
South Sudan2022$395207 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 1003.1 (world = 100)$353208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 1003.0 (world = 100)
South Sudan2023$405207 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 1003.1 (world = 100)$349208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 1002.9 (world = 100)
South Sudan2024$295210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 1002.2 (world = 100)$248209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 1002.0 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Africa$1,8692024
Eastern Africa$1,1682024
World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

South Sudan is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Real GDP growth across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202429.89.5-10.8-31-51.31971198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates - 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

Unavailable

Change: Unavailable
Integration1990–2010

9.0% → -0.5%

Average annual rate: +4.3%
Current era2010–2024

-0.5% → -26.1%

Average annual rate: -1.0%
Real GDP growth-26.1%2024 · Published series · World rank 210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP-per-person growth-29.0%2024 · Published series · World rank 210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Implicit GDP deflator1142.92024 · Published series · World rank 6 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices17 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
South Sudan2008Source observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailableSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable1.0209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100
South Sudan20099.0%18 of 210 · highest-to-lowest91.9 / 100+10.4 pp vs world4.0%35 of 210 · highest-to-lowest83.7 / 100+6.6 pp vs world0.8209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100
South Sudan2010-0.5%189 of 210 · highest-to-lowest10.0 / 100-4.9 pp vs world-5.6%201 of 210 · highest-to-lowest4.3 / 100-8.7 pp vs world1.0209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100
South Sudan20111.5%159 of 210 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 100-1.8 pp vs world-3.9%201 of 210 · highest-to-lowest4.3 / 100-5.8 pp vs world1.5209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100
South Sudan2012-51.3%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-54.1 pp vs world-53.4%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-54.9 pp vs world1.6209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100
South Sudan201329.8%1 of 210 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+27.0 pp vs world25.0%1 of 210 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+23.5 pp vs world1.7209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100
South Sudan201428.0%3 of 210 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+24.9 pp vs world27.2%3 of 210 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+25.4 pp vs world1.6209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100
South Sudan20156.9%30 of 210 · highest-to-lowest86.1 / 100+3.7 pp vs world8.1%11 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+6.2 pp vs world0.9209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100
South Sudan2016-6.6%205 of 210 · highest-to-lowest2.4 / 100-9.4 pp vs world-4.3%200 of 210 · highest-to-lowest4.8 / 100-5.8 pp vs world5.5209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100
South Sudan2017-3.5%199 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.3 / 100-6.9 pp vs world1.9%123 of 210 · highest-to-lowest41.6 / 100-0.4 pp vs world15.1209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100
South Sudan20183.8%91 of 210 · highest-to-lowest56.9 / 100+0.6 pp vs world5.2%30 of 210 · highest-to-lowest86.1 / 100+3.1 pp vs world40.9208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 100
South Sudan201911.4%4 of 210 · highest-to-lowest98.6 / 100+8.8 pp vs world8.2%5 of 210 · highest-to-lowest98.1 / 100+6.6 pp vs world83.5201 of 210 · highest-to-lowest4.3 / 100
South Sudan2020-3.4%95 of 210 · highest-to-lowest55.0 / 100-0.4 pp vs world-5.8%119 of 210 · highest-to-lowest43.5 / 100-2.0 pp vs world100.01 of 210 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100
South Sudan2021-2.4%207 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 100-8.9 pp vs world-3.9%206 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.9 / 100-9.5 pp vs world144.710 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100
South Sudan2022-5.2%203 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.3 / 100-8.5 pp vs world-6.5%203 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.3 / 100-9.0 pp vs world335.05 of 210 · highest-to-lowest98.1 / 100
South Sudan20233.0%110 of 210 · highest-to-lowest47.8 / 100+0.1 pp vs world-1.2%182 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.4 / 100-3.2 pp vs world555.96 of 210 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100
South Sudan2024-26.1%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-29.0 pp vs world-29.0%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-30.9 pp vs world1142.96 of 210 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

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Africa3.4%2024
Eastern Africa5.0%2024
World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

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Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

South Sudan is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Final Consumption across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–2024264.8210.6156.310247.81970198019902000201020202024

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Formation1970–1990

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56.3% → 64.8%

Percentage-point change: +8.5 pp
Current era2010–2024

64.8% → 81.5%

Percentage-point change: +16.7 pp
Final consumption81.5%2024 · Published series · World rank 95 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Household consumption73.0%2024 · Published series · World rank 59 of 209 · highest-to-lowest
Government consumption8.5%2024 · Published series · World rank 190 of 209 · highest-to-lowest
Domestic demand88.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 185 of 209 · highest-to-lowest
Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices17 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
South Sudan200856.3%185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 100-17.6 pp vs world40.5%185 of 209 · highest-to-lowest11.5 / 100-16.6 pp vs world15.8%96 of 209 · highest-to-lowest54.3 / 100-1.0 pp vs world71.2%197 of 209 · highest-to-lowest5.8 / 100-28.2 pp vs world
South Sudan200968.4%169 of 210 · highest-to-lowest19.6 / 100-7.6 pp vs world52.1%167 of 209 · highest-to-lowest20.2 / 100-6.0 pp vs world16.4%101 of 209 · highest-to-lowest51.9 / 100-1.6 pp vs world82.9%190 of 209 · highest-to-lowest9.1 / 100-16.6 pp vs world
South Sudan201064.8%174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 100-9.7 pp vs world47.8%175 of 209 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 100-9.3 pp vs world17.0%93 of 209 · highest-to-lowest55.8 / 100-0.4 pp vs world76.0%193 of 209 · highest-to-lowest7.7 / 100-23.1 pp vs world
South Sudan201158.1%186 of 210 · highest-to-lowest11.5 / 100-15.7 pp vs world44.9%177 of 209 · highest-to-lowest15.4 / 100-11.6 pp vs world13.2%140 of 209 · highest-to-lowest33.2 / 100-4.1 pp vs world67.9%201 of 209 · highest-to-lowest3.8 / 100-31.2 pp vs world
South Sudan2012141.0%7 of 210 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+67.4 pp vs world114.3%4 of 209 · highest-to-lowest98.6 / 100+57.8 pp vs world26.7%16 of 209 · highest-to-lowest92.8 / 100+9.6 pp vs world154.0%11 of 209 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+55.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2013111.2%16 of 210 · highest-to-lowest92.8 / 100+37.6 pp vs world85.4%29 of 209 · highest-to-lowest86.5 / 100+28.8 pp vs world25.7%23 of 209 · highest-to-lowest89.4 / 100+8.8 pp vs world120.3%42 of 209 · highest-to-lowest80.3 / 100+21.3 pp vs world
South Sudan2014104.0%21 of 210 · highest-to-lowest90.4 / 100+30.5 pp vs world73.7%58 of 209 · highest-to-lowest72.6 / 100+17.1 pp vs world30.3%16 of 209 · highest-to-lowest92.8 / 100+13.4 pp vs world111.9%67 of 209 · highest-to-lowest68.3 / 100+12.6 pp vs world
South Sudan2015264.8%1 of 210 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+191.1 pp vs world199.5%1 of 209 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+142.4 pp vs world65.3%2 of 209 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+48.7 pp vs world284.8%1 of 209 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+185.3 pp vs world
South Sudan2016172.2%2 of 210 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+98.4 pp vs world149.5%1 of 209 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+92.2 pp vs world22.8%37 of 209 · highest-to-lowest82.7 / 100+6.2 pp vs world185.1%1 of 209 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+85.9 pp vs world
South Sudan2017167.7%2 of 210 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+94.4 pp vs world149.2%1 of 209 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+92.3 pp vs world18.5%72 of 209 · highest-to-lowest65.9 / 100+2.1 pp vs world185.2%1 of 209 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+86.0 pp vs world
South Sudan2018109.3%18 of 210 · highest-to-lowest91.9 / 100+36.5 pp vs world96.5%7 of 209 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+40.1 pp vs world12.9%144 of 209 · highest-to-lowest31.3 / 100-3.6 pp vs world123.0%31 of 209 · highest-to-lowest85.6 / 100+23.9 pp vs world
South Sudan201999.7%31 of 210 · highest-to-lowest85.6 / 100+26.6 pp vs world90.7%16 of 209 · highest-to-lowest92.8 / 100+34.4 pp vs world8.9%191 of 209 · highest-to-lowest8.7 / 100-7.7 pp vs world107.8%81 of 209 · highest-to-lowest61.5 / 100+8.4 pp vs world
South Sudan2020115.1%15 of 210 · highest-to-lowest93.3 / 100+41.9 pp vs world106.5%3 of 209 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+51.0 pp vs world8.6%198 of 209 · highest-to-lowest5.3 / 100-9.1 pp vs world123.8%31 of 209 · highest-to-lowest85.6 / 100+24.3 pp vs world
South Sudan202192.4%57 of 210 · highest-to-lowest73.2 / 100+20.4 pp vs world81.2%38 of 209 · highest-to-lowest82.2 / 100+26.2 pp vs world11.2%176 of 209 · highest-to-lowest15.9 / 100-5.8 pp vs world101.3%117 of 209 · highest-to-lowest44.2 / 100+2.3 pp vs world
South Sudan202272.5%148 of 210 · highest-to-lowest29.7 / 100+0.5 pp vs world65.6%96 of 209 · highest-to-lowest54.3 / 100+10.0 pp vs world6.9%201 of 209 · highest-to-lowest3.8 / 100-9.5 pp vs world79.3%187 of 209 · highest-to-lowest10.6 / 100-19.9 pp vs world
South Sudan202379.7%104 of 210 · highest-to-lowest50.7 / 100+6.7 pp vs world71.9%64 of 209 · highest-to-lowest69.7 / 100+15.5 pp vs world7.7%193 of 209 · highest-to-lowest7.7 / 100-8.8 pp vs world83.5%192 of 209 · highest-to-lowest8.2 / 100-15.7 pp vs world
South Sudan202481.5%95 of 210 · highest-to-lowest55.0 / 100+8.3 pp vs world73.0%59 of 209 · highest-to-lowest72.1 / 100+16.3 pp vs world8.5%190 of 209 · highest-to-lowest9.1 / 100-8.1 pp vs world88.0%185 of 209 · highest-to-lowest11.5 / 100-11.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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Africa80.9%2024
Eastern Africa84.2%2024
World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

South Sudan is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Gross Capital Formation across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202455.342.429.616.73.91970198019902000201020202024

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Formation1970–1990

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Integration1990–2010

14.8% → 11.2%

Percentage-point change: -3.7 pp
Current era2010–2024

11.2% → 6.5%

Percentage-point change: -4.7 pp
Gross capital formation6.5%2024 · Published series · World rank 206 of 209 · highest-to-lowest
Gross fixed capital formation6.5%2024 · Published series · World rank 206 of 209 · highest-to-lowest
Changes in inventories-0.0%2020 · Published series · World rank 119 of 173 · highest-to-lowest
Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices17 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
South Sudan200814.8%188 of 209 · highest-to-lowest10.1 / 100-10.5 pp vs world14.8%187 of 209 · highest-to-lowest10.6 / 100-9.6 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable
South Sudan200914.4%188 of 209 · highest-to-lowest10.1 / 100-8.9 pp vs world14.4%191 of 209 · highest-to-lowest8.7 / 100-9.3 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable
South Sudan201011.2%204 of 209 · highest-to-lowest2.4 / 100-13.4 pp vs world11.1%204 of 209 · highest-to-lowest2.4 / 100-12.4 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable
South Sudan20119.8%202 of 209 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 100-15.5 pp vs world9.8%202 of 209 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 100-14.3 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable
South Sudan201213.0%196 of 209 · highest-to-lowest6.3 / 100-12.4 pp vs world12.9%197 of 209 · highest-to-lowest5.8 / 100-11.6 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable
South Sudan20139.1%206 of 209 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 100-16.3 pp vs world9.1%205 of 209 · highest-to-lowest1.9 / 100-15.4 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable
South Sudan20147.9%205 of 209 · highest-to-lowest1.9 / 100-17.8 pp vs world7.9%205 of 209 · highest-to-lowest1.9 / 100-16.9 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable
South Sudan201520.0%147 of 209 · highest-to-lowest29.8 / 100-5.8 pp vs world20.0%143 of 209 · highest-to-lowest31.7 / 100-5.1 pp vs world-0.0%139 of 176 · highest-to-lowest21.1 / 100-0.7 pp vs world
South Sudan201612.9%193 of 209 · highest-to-lowest7.7 / 100-12.5 pp vs world12.9%193 of 209 · highest-to-lowest7.7 / 100-12.0 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable
South Sudan201717.5%171 of 209 · highest-to-lowest18.3 / 100-8.4 pp vs world17.5%164 of 209 · highest-to-lowest21.6 / 100-7.6 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable
South Sudan201813.7%197 of 209 · highest-to-lowest5.8 / 100-12.7 pp vs world13.7%196 of 209 · highest-to-lowest6.3 / 100-11.9 pp vs world-0.0%149 of 175 · highest-to-lowest14.9 / 100-0.7 pp vs world
South Sudan20198.1%204 of 209 · highest-to-lowest2.4 / 100-18.3 pp vs world8.1%204 of 209 · highest-to-lowest2.4 / 100-17.8 pp vs world0.0%144 of 174 · highest-to-lowest17.3 / 100-0.5 pp vs world
South Sudan20208.7%202 of 209 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 100-17.6 pp vs world8.7%201 of 209 · highest-to-lowest3.8 / 100-17.3 pp vs world-0.0%119 of 173 · highest-to-lowest31.4 / 100-0.3 pp vs world
South Sudan20218.9%202 of 209 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 100-18.1 pp vs world8.9%200 of 209 · highest-to-lowest4.3 / 100-17.2 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable
South Sudan20226.8%205 of 209 · highest-to-lowest1.9 / 100-20.4 pp vs world6.8%205 of 209 · highest-to-lowest1.9 / 100-19.2 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable
South Sudan20233.9%209 of 209 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-22.4 pp vs world3.9%209 of 209 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-21.9 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable
South Sudan20246.5%206 of 209 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 100-19.5 pp vs world6.5%206 of 209 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 100-18.9 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Africa20.9%2024
Eastern Africa21.1%2024
World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

South Sudan is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Trade openness across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–2024266.2205.3144.383.422.51970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates - 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

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Integration1990–2010

108.9% → 100.6%

Percentage-point change: -8.3 pp
Current era2010–2024

100.6% → 69.9%

Percentage-point change: -30.7 pp
Exports41.3%2024 · Published series · World rank 91 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Imports28.6%2024 · Published series · World rank 165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Net exports12.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 22 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Trade openness69.9%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 129 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices17 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
South Sudan200868.9%29 of 210 · highest-to-lowest86.6 / 100+37.9 pp vs world40.0%120 of 210 · highest-to-lowest43.1 / 100+9.8 pp vs world28.9%13 of 210 · highest-to-lowest94.3 / 100+28.1 pp vs world108.9%63 of 210 · highest-to-lowest70.3 / 100+47.7 pp vs world
South Sudan200961.5%31 of 210 · highest-to-lowest85.6 / 100+35.2 pp vs world44.3%97 of 210 · highest-to-lowest54.1 / 100+18.7 pp vs world17.2%20 of 210 · highest-to-lowest90.9 / 100+16.5 pp vs world105.7%54 of 210 · highest-to-lowest74.6 / 100+53.9 pp vs world
South Sudan201062.3%40 of 210 · highest-to-lowest81.3 / 100+33.7 pp vs world38.3%119 of 210 · highest-to-lowest43.5 / 100+10.6 pp vs world24.0%17 of 210 · highest-to-lowest92.3 / 100+23.1 pp vs world100.6%66 of 210 · highest-to-lowest68.9 / 100+44.3 pp vs world
South Sudan201166.4%41 of 210 · highest-to-lowest80.9 / 100+36.0 pp vs world34.2%137 of 210 · highest-to-lowest34.9 / 100+4.8 pp vs world32.1%9 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+31.2 pp vs world100.6%75 of 210 · highest-to-lowest64.6 / 100+40.8 pp vs world
South Sudan20129.6%204 of 210 · highest-to-lowest2.9 / 100-20.5 pp vs world63.6%58 of 210 · highest-to-lowest72.7 / 100+34.4 pp vs world-54.0%201 of 210 · highest-to-lowest4.3 / 100-54.9 pp vs world73.2%134 of 210 · highest-to-lowest36.4 / 100+13.9 pp vs world
South Sudan201328.5%135 of 210 · highest-to-lowest35.9 / 100-1.6 pp vs world48.8%94 of 210 · highest-to-lowest55.5 / 100+19.7 pp vs world-20.3%169 of 210 · highest-to-lowest19.6 / 100-21.3 pp vs world77.3%122 of 210 · highest-to-lowest42.1 / 100+18.0 pp vs world
South Sudan201435.4%106 of 210 · highest-to-lowest49.8 / 100+5.6 pp vs world47.3%96 of 210 · highest-to-lowest54.5 / 100+18.3 pp vs world-11.9%144 of 210 · highest-to-lowest31.6 / 100-12.7 pp vs world82.6%105 of 210 · highest-to-lowest50.2 / 100+23.9 pp vs world
South Sudan201540.7%83 of 210 · highest-to-lowest60.8 / 100+12.6 pp vs world225.5%1 of 210 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+198.0 pp vs world-184.8%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-185.4 pp vs world266.2%6 of 210 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100+210.5 pp vs world
South Sudan201662.0%38 of 210 · highest-to-lowest82.3 / 100+34.8 pp vs world147.1%3 of 210 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+120.7 pp vs world-85.1%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-85.9 pp vs world209.1%8 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.7 / 100+155.5 pp vs world
South Sudan201769.5%31 of 210 · highest-to-lowest85.6 / 100+41.4 pp vs world154.7%4 of 210 · highest-to-lowest98.6 / 100+127.3 pp vs world-85.2%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-86.0 pp vs world224.2%7 of 210 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+168.7 pp vs world
South Sudan201839.7%93 of 210 · highest-to-lowest56.0 / 100+10.7 pp vs world62.7%47 of 210 · highest-to-lowest78.0 / 100+34.5 pp vs world-23.0%180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 100-23.8 pp vs world102.5%64 of 210 · highest-to-lowest69.9 / 100+45.1 pp vs world
South Sudan201920.8%164 of 210 · highest-to-lowest22.0 / 100-7.3 pp vs world28.6%165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 100+1.1 pp vs world-7.8%130 of 210 · highest-to-lowest38.3 / 100-8.4 pp vs world49.4%172 of 210 · highest-to-lowest18.2 / 100-6.2 pp vs world
South Sudan202014.2%181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 100-11.9 pp vs world38.1%110 of 210 · highest-to-lowest47.8 / 100+12.7 pp vs world-23.9%180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 100-24.6 pp vs world52.3%157 of 210 · highest-to-lowest25.4 / 100+0.8 pp vs world
South Sudan202136.5%99 of 210 · highest-to-lowest53.1 / 100+7.8 pp vs world37.7%121 of 210 · highest-to-lowest42.6 / 100+10.1 pp vs world-1.3%94 of 210 · highest-to-lowest55.5 / 100-2.3 pp vs world74.2%116 of 210 · highest-to-lowest45.0 / 100+17.9 pp vs world
South Sudan202242.8%94 of 210 · highest-to-lowest55.5 / 100+11.8 pp vs world27.6%175 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.7 / 100-2.5 pp vs world15.2%25 of 210 · highest-to-lowest88.5 / 100+14.4 pp vs world70.3%137 of 210 · highest-to-lowest34.9 / 100+9.3 pp vs world
South Sudan202344.6%77 of 210 · highest-to-lowest63.6 / 100+15.5 pp vs world20.6%194 of 210 · highest-to-lowest7.7 / 100-7.7 pp vs world24.0%11 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+23.3 pp vs world65.2%143 of 210 · highest-to-lowest32.1 / 100+7.8 pp vs world
South Sudan202441.3%91 of 210 · highest-to-lowest56.9 / 100+12.3 pp vs world28.6%165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 100+0.5 pp vs world12.6%22 of 210 · highest-to-lowest90.0 / 100+11.7 pp vs world69.9%129 of 210 · highest-to-lowest38.8 / 100+12.8 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Africa55.1%2024
Eastern Africa45.5%2024
World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Mining, manufacturing and utilities is the largest current activity at 44.2%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing3.4%
1970–1990Unavailable1990–2010+1.3 pp2010–2024-1.8 pp

World specialization: 0.79×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities44.2%
1970–1990Unavailable1990–2010-8.9 pp2010–2024-5.0 pp

World specialization: 2.09×

Construction7.0%
1970–1990Unavailable1990–2010+2.1 pp2010–2024+0.7 pp

World specialization: 1.22×

Trade, restaurants and hotels8.0%
1970–1990Unavailable1990–2010+2.3 pp2010–2024+0.4 pp

World specialization: 0.55×

Transport, storage and communication9.4%
1970–1990Unavailable1990–2010+0.4 pp2010–2024+3.6 pp

World specialization: 0.96×

Other activities28.0%
1970–1990Unavailable1990–2010+2.7 pp2010–2024+2.0 pp

World specialization: 0.63×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

A one-hundred-percent stacked area chart showing the changing share of six industries.0%25%50%75%100%2008201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates - 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added
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Formation1970–1990

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Integration1990–2010

58.1% → 49.1%

Percentage-point change: -8.9 pp
Current era2010–2024

49.1% → 44.2%

Percentage-point change: -5.0 pp
How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0.79×
Mining, manufacturing and utilities2.09×
Construction1.22×
Trade, restaurants and hotels0.55×
Transport, storage and communication0.96×
Other activities0.63×
Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table17 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

Showing 17 of 17 rows

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table
South Sudan20083.8%139 of 207 · highest-to-lowest33.0 / 100+0.1 pp vs world58.1%10 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+34.0 pp vs world4.2%165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 100-1.5 pp vs world5.3%205 of 209 · highest-to-lowest1.9 / 100-8.9 pp vs world5.4%179 of 209 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 100-3.9 pp vs world23.3%165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 100-19.8 pp vs world
South Sudan20095.2%125 of 207 · highest-to-lowest39.8 / 100+1.4 pp vs world47.6%13 of 210 · highest-to-lowest94.3 / 100+25.3 pp vs world4.3%160 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.9 / 100-1.3 pp vs world7.9%198 of 209 · highest-to-lowest5.3 / 100-6.2 pp vs world6.5%167 of 209 · highest-to-lowest20.2 / 100-2.7 pp vs world28.5%144 of 210 · highest-to-lowest31.6 / 100-16.6 pp vs world
South Sudan20105.1%121 of 207 · highest-to-lowest41.7 / 100+1.1 pp vs world49.1%14 of 210 · highest-to-lowest93.8 / 100+25.5 pp vs world6.3%83 of 210 · highest-to-lowest60.8 / 100+0.9 pp vs world7.6%196 of 209 · highest-to-lowest6.3 / 100-6.4 pp vs world5.8%177 of 209 · highest-to-lowest15.4 / 100-3.3 pp vs world26.0%157 of 210 · highest-to-lowest25.4 / 100-17.8 pp vs world
South Sudan20114.5%127 of 207 · highest-to-lowest38.8 / 100+0.3 pp vs world57.4%9 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+33.2 pp vs world4.7%142 of 210 · highest-to-lowest32.5 / 100-0.7 pp vs world6.5%199 of 209 · highest-to-lowest4.8 / 100-7.6 pp vs world4.7%192 of 209 · highest-to-lowest8.2 / 100-4.2 pp vs world22.2%176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 100-21.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20124.1%128 of 207 · highest-to-lowest38.3 / 100-0.2 pp vs world54.2%11 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+30.1 pp vs world6.0%87 of 210 · highest-to-lowest58.9 / 100+0.6 pp vs world7.7%198 of 209 · highest-to-lowest5.3 / 100-6.4 pp vs world5.6%174 of 209 · highest-to-lowest16.8 / 100-3.2 pp vs world22.4%177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-20.8 pp vs world
South Sudan20134.7%125 of 207 · highest-to-lowest39.8 / 100+0.3 pp vs world50.1%12 of 210 · highest-to-lowest94.7 / 100+26.3 pp vs world7.4%56 of 210 · highest-to-lowest73.7 / 100+1.8 pp vs world7.5%199 of 209 · highest-to-lowest4.8 / 100-6.6 pp vs world6.6%161 of 209 · highest-to-lowest23.1 / 100-2.4 pp vs world23.7%173 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 100-19.5 pp vs world
South Sudan20144.9%123 of 207 · highest-to-lowest40.8 / 100+0.5 pp vs world48.0%10 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+24.6 pp vs world7.1%62 of 210 · highest-to-lowest70.8 / 100+1.6 pp vs world7.8%198 of 209 · highest-to-lowest5.3 / 100-6.3 pp vs world7.3%147 of 209 · highest-to-lowest29.8 / 100-1.7 pp vs world24.9%173 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 100-18.7 pp vs world
South Sudan20154.2%130 of 207 · highest-to-lowest37.4 / 100-0.3 pp vs world38.6%13 of 210 · highest-to-lowest94.3 / 100+16.3 pp vs world6.4%80 of 210 · highest-to-lowest62.2 / 100+0.8 pp vs world10.9%181 of 209 · highest-to-lowest13.5 / 100-3.4 pp vs world10.6%64 of 209 · highest-to-lowest69.7 / 100+1.5 pp vs world29.4%152 of 210 · highest-to-lowest27.8 / 100-14.9 pp vs world
South Sudan20163.9%133 of 207 · highest-to-lowest35.9 / 100-0.4 pp vs world39.6%9 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+17.9 pp vs world6.2%88 of 210 · highest-to-lowest58.4 / 100+0.6 pp vs world9.4%197 of 209 · highest-to-lowest5.8 / 100-4.9 pp vs world11.4%46 of 209 · highest-to-lowest78.4 / 100+2.1 pp vs world29.6%156 of 210 · highest-to-lowest25.8 / 100-15.2 pp vs world
South Sudan20172.9%146 of 207 · highest-to-lowest29.6 / 100-1.4 pp vs world44.7%6 of 210 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100+22.7 pp vs world6.0%101 of 210 · highest-to-lowest52.2 / 100+0.3 pp vs world8.9%199 of 209 · highest-to-lowest4.8 / 100-5.4 pp vs world10.7%57 of 209 · highest-to-lowest73.1 / 100+1.4 pp vs world26.8%170 of 210 · highest-to-lowest19.1 / 100-17.6 pp vs world
South Sudan20182.8%141 of 207 · highest-to-lowest32.0 / 100-1.4 pp vs world49.0%8 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.7 / 100+26.5 pp vs world4.6%143 of 210 · highest-to-lowest32.1 / 100-1.2 pp vs world9.0%199 of 209 · highest-to-lowest4.8 / 100-5.2 pp vs world9.4%95 of 209 · highest-to-lowest54.8 / 100+0.1 pp vs world25.3%173 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 100-18.9 pp vs world
South Sudan20193.7%131 of 207 · highest-to-lowest36.9 / 100-0.5 pp vs world45.8%8 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.7 / 100+24.1 pp vs world6.6%80 of 210 · highest-to-lowest62.2 / 100+0.8 pp vs world8.2%200 of 210 · highest-to-lowest4.8 / 100-6.0 pp vs world8.5%119 of 210 · highest-to-lowest43.5 / 100-0.9 pp vs world27.1%167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 100-17.5 pp vs world
South Sudan20206.0%115 of 207 · highest-to-lowest44.7 / 100+1.5 pp vs world34.4%17 of 210 · highest-to-lowest92.3 / 100+13.4 pp vs world5.2%129 of 210 · highest-to-lowest38.8 / 100-0.6 pp vs world9.0%192 of 210 · highest-to-lowest8.6 / 100-4.7 pp vs world10.5%56 of 210 · highest-to-lowest73.7 / 100+1.1 pp vs world34.9%125 of 210 · highest-to-lowest40.7 / 100-10.7 pp vs world
South Sudan20213.3%139 of 207 · highest-to-lowest33.0 / 100-1.3 pp vs world49.9%4 of 210 · highest-to-lowest98.6 / 100+27.6 pp vs world4.4%142 of 210 · highest-to-lowest32.5 / 100-1.3 pp vs world6.7%201 of 210 · highest-to-lowest4.3 / 100-7.3 pp vs world9.6%77 of 210 · highest-to-lowest63.6 / 100+0.1 pp vs world26.2%168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 100-17.9 pp vs world
South Sudan20222.0%161 of 207 · highest-to-lowest22.3 / 100-2.5 pp vs world60.9%4 of 210 · highest-to-lowest98.6 / 100+38.1 pp vs world4.1%153 of 210 · highest-to-lowest27.3 / 100-1.6 pp vs world5.6%205 of 210 · highest-to-lowest2.4 / 100-8.6 pp vs world7.4%135 of 210 · highest-to-lowest35.9 / 100-2.1 pp vs world19.9%189 of 210 · highest-to-lowest10.0 / 100-23.3 pp vs world
South Sudan20233.1%138 of 207 · highest-to-lowest33.5 / 100-1.2 pp vs world47.0%8 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.7 / 100+25.3 pp vs world6.5%80 of 210 · highest-to-lowest62.2 / 100+0.7 pp vs world7.8%196 of 210 · highest-to-lowest6.7 / 100-6.6 pp vs world9.9%73 of 210 · highest-to-lowest65.6 / 100+0.2 pp vs world25.7%170 of 210 · highest-to-lowest19.1 / 100-18.4 pp vs world
South Sudan20243.4%135 of 207 · highest-to-lowest35.0 / 100-0.9 pp vs world44.2%10 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+23.0 pp vs world7.0%62 of 210 · highest-to-lowest70.8 / 100+1.3 pp vs world8.0%198 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.7 / 100-6.5 pp vs world9.4%90 of 210 · highest-to-lowest57.4 / 100-0.4 pp vs world28.0%158 of 210 · highest-to-lowest24.9 / 100-16.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 4.1% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, South Sudan was 11.6 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share
4.1%
World specialization
0.26×
Latest year
2024
Manufacturing share of total gross value added across the full AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–20242619.913.87.71.71970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates - 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

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Change: Unavailable
Integration1990–2010

1.7% → 2.3%

Percentage-point change: +0.6 pp
Current era2010–2024

2.3% → 4.1%

Percentage-point change: +1.8 pp
Share of total GVA4.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Share within parent activity9.2%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 205 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real manufacturing growth0.1%2024 · Published series · World rank 145 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table17 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

Showing 17 of 17 rows

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table
South Sudan20081.7%202 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.8 / 100-15.2 pp vs world2.9%209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-67.0 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable0.0%165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20092.6%195 of 210 · highest-to-lowest7.2 / 100-13.6 pp vs world5.5%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-67.2 pp vs world66.1%1 of 210 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+72.4 pp vs world0.0%161 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20102.3%198 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.7 / 100-14.5 pp vs world4.6%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-66.2 pp vs world-14.1%202 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.8 / 100-23.1 pp vs world0.0%158 of 210 · highest-to-lowest24.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20112.8%192 of 210 · highest-to-lowest8.6 / 100-14.0 pp vs world4.9%209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-64.4 pp vs world27.4%4 of 210 · highest-to-lowest98.6 / 100+23.1 pp vs world0.0%155 of 210 · highest-to-lowest26.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20122.7%191 of 210 · highest-to-lowest9.1 / 100-14.1 pp vs world5.0%208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 100-64.5 pp vs world-53.3%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-55.7 pp vs world0.0%166 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20132.3%197 of 210 · highest-to-lowest6.2 / 100-14.3 pp vs world4.6%208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 100-65.4 pp vs world9.8%24 of 210 · highest-to-lowest89.0 / 100+6.7 pp vs world0.0%162 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.0 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20141.9%199 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.3 / 100-14.9 pp vs world3.9%209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-67.9 pp vs world4.8%70 of 210 · highest-to-lowest67.0 / 100+0.6 pp vs world0.0%165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20152.2%198 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.7 / 100-14.8 pp vs world5.6%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-70.6 pp vs world23.2%5 of 210 · highest-to-lowest98.1 / 100+19.6 pp vs world0.0%170 of 210 · highest-to-lowest19.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20162.2%198 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.7 / 100-14.5 pp vs world5.6%210 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-71.7 pp vs world-3.4%180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 100-5.9 pp vs world0.0%185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20172.1%196 of 210 · highest-to-lowest6.7 / 100-14.6 pp vs world4.8%209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-71.3 pp vs world-7.2%193 of 210 · highest-to-lowest8.1 / 100-10.5 pp vs world0.0%182 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20182.0%198 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.7 / 100-14.9 pp vs world4.1%209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-70.9 pp vs world-2.8%190 of 210 · highest-to-lowest9.6 / 100-6.8 pp vs world0.0%184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20192.1%194 of 210 · highest-to-lowest7.7 / 100-14.3 pp vs world4.6%209 of 210 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-70.9 pp vs world17.0%7 of 210 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+15.6 pp vs world0.0%183 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20202.6%195 of 210 · highest-to-lowest7.2 / 100-13.7 pp vs world7.5%207 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 100-70.1 pp vs world17.6%8 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.7 / 100+20.0 pp vs world0.0%177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20212.5%192 of 210 · highest-to-lowest8.6 / 100-14.4 pp vs world4.9%208 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 100-70.5 pp vs world-6.5%194 of 210 · highest-to-lowest7.7 / 100-15.5 pp vs world0.0%179 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20222.2%193 of 210 · highest-to-lowest8.1 / 100-14.1 pp vs world3.7%207 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 100-68.2 pp vs world-13.9%204 of 210 · highest-to-lowest2.9 / 100-15.9 pp vs world0.0%181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20233.0%183 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.9 / 100-13.0 pp vs world6.4%207 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 100-67.1 pp vs world37.9%4 of 210 · highest-to-lowest98.6 / 100+36.4 pp vs world0.0%175 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
South Sudan20244.1%177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-11.6 pp vs world9.2%205 of 210 · highest-to-lowest2.4 / 100-64.9 pp vs world0.1%145 of 210 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 100-2.9 pp vs world0.0%174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Africa0.36×
Eastern Africa0.46×
World0.26×