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Sudan

SDNSub-Saharan Africa Low incomeCapital: Khartoum
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63/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$46
2027▲ 16.8%
Population
50.4M
2024▲ 0.8%
GDP per Capita
$868
2027▲ 13.8%
Life Expectancy
66.3 years
2023▲ 1.0%
Sudan in world space2000–2023
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002023
192 countries · log scale on X world Sudan· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Sudan

Sudan's GDP is $39.47B (2026), with a population of 50.4M, and GDP per capita of $763. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 9.5%, inflation at 54.6%, unemployment at 58.0%, government debt at 172.4% of GDP, life expectancy of 66.3 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Located in Sub-Saharan Africa, this country has a low-income economy with a GDP of $39.474 billion in 2026, reflecting a growth rate of 9.5%. The GDP per capita stands at $763.085, indicating the average economic output per person. Trade constitutes approximately 2% of the GDP, highlighting a relatively low level of economic integration. Inflation is notably high at 54.6% in 2026, which can impact purchasing power and economic stability. Unemployment was recorded at 7.53% in 2022, suggesting some challenges in job creation and economic participation. The population is estimated at 50,448,963 in 2024, with a life expectancy of 66.331 years as of 2023. These figures underscore both the demographic scale and the health-related challenges faced by the population. The capital, Khartoum, serves as the political and economic hub, influencing national development and policy-making.

▶Economy28 indicators · 2021–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$462027▲ 16.8%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)14.9%2027▲ 56.8%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$8682027▲ 13.8%IMF
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$1592027▲ 16.8%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$2,9912027▲ 13.8%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.07%2027▲ 11.3%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$48.09B2024▲ 20.0%WB
GNI per Capita (USD)$7102024▲ 7.6%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$2,0502024▼ 15.6%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)23.2%2024▼ 18.3%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)54.7%2024▲ 32.1%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)22.2%2024▼ 26.7%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)16.6%2024▼ 4.8%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)81.1%2024▲ 0.5%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)2.9%2024▲ 32.9%WB
Gross Savings (% of GNI)5.0%2022▼ 25.7%WB
GDP Deflator (%)243.9%2024▲ 721.5%WB
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$15,2772022▼ 5.7%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$5982021▲ 23.3%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)-8.5%2021▼ 147.6%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-0.6%2024▼ 115.0%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)6.63%2021▲ 64.0%WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)3.30%2021▲ 76.1%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)12.8%2021▲ 37.2%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)2.81%2021▼ 16.6%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$11.50B2024▲ 1.7%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary9 indicators · 2020–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)39.9%2027▼ 26.9%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)143.3%2027▼ 16.9%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-4.3%2027▼ 4.9%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-11.8%2027▼ 53.2%IMF
Unemployment Rate (%)52.9%2027▼ 8.8%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)138.8%2022▼ 61.3%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)546.762022▲ 47.5%WB
PPP Conversion Factor729.482024▲ 235.8%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)31.9%2020▼ 9.5%WB
▶Trade14 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)2.0%2024▼ 19.3%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)0.7%2024▼ 34.9%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)1.3%2024▼ 6.7%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$358.1M2024▼ 19.0%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$633.1M2024▲ 16.2%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$3.13B2024▼ 13.6%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$4.91B2024▼ 32.9%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.4%2023▲ 23.8%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.2%2021—WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$548.2M2023▼ 4.4%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$900.0M2024▼ 10.0%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)1.8%2024▼ 27.7%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-8.6%2022▼ 12.3%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-4.44B2022▼ 69.6%WB
▶External Debt7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)45.4%2024▼ 21.7%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$22.02B2024▼ 2.5%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)0.4%2024▼ 19.4%WB
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$20.15B2024—WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$2.33B2024▼ 2.8%WB
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)3.5%2023▲ 13.4%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$1.39B2023▼ 10.1%WB
▶Finance4 indicators · 2014–2022 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)5.6%2022▼ 14.8%WB
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)15.3%2014—WB
Account Ownership, Female (%)10.0%2014—WB
Account Ownership, Male (%)20.2%2014—WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population50.4M2024▲ 0.8%WB
Population Growth (%)0.8%2024▼ 39.1%WB
Population Density (per km²)272023▲ 1.3%WB
Surface Area (sq km)1.9M2023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)1.9M2023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)34.9%2024▲ 0.2%WB
Urban Population (total)17.6M2024▲ 1.0%WB
Rural Population (%)65.1%2024▼ 0.1%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth66.3 years2023▲ 1.0%WB
Life Expectancy, Male63.3 years2023▲ 0.4%WB
Life Expectancy, Female69.6 years2023▲ 1.5%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)4.32023▼ 1.4%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)33.62023▲ 0.2%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)6.42023▼ 1.8%WB
Net Migration291,4692025▲ 153.6%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)40.5%2024▼ 0.4%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)56.2%2024▲ 0.2%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)3.3%2024▲ 2.8%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)77.9%2024▼ 0.4%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)5.9%2024▲ 2.6%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)72.0%2024▼ 0.6%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)259.52023▲ 0.1%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)158.52023▼ 8.6%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2022 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force10.9M2022▲ 1.0%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)37.5%2022▼ 2.2%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)14.5%2022▼ 8.6%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)61.6%2022▼ 0.4%WB
Unemployment (%)7.5%2022▼ 32.1%WB
Female Unemployment (%)14.0%2022▼ 29.3%WB
Male Unemployment (%)5.9%2022▼ 32.1%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)12.0%2022▼ 31.1%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)39.8%2022▼ 0.9%WB
Employment in Industry (%)14.0%2022▼ 0.9%WB
Employment in Services (%)46.2%2022▲ 1.1%WB
Self-Employed (%)37.9%2022—WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)39.7%2022▼ 1.1%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)53.5%2022▲ 0.9%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)14.2%2022—WB
Employers (% of total employment)6.9%2022▼ 0.8%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)19.7%2022▼ 6.5%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)34.7%2022▲ 1.8%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)46.5%2022▼ 1.0%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)46.5%2022—WB
▶Education9 indicators · 2018–2019 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Primary School Enrollment (%)72.4%2019—WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)43.5%2019—WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)60.1%2019—WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)47.5%2019—WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary3.2M2019—WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary1.5M2019—WB
Primary School Teachers193,3382019—WB
Secondary School Teachers72,2872019—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Primary)74.22018—WB
▶Health36 indicators · 2006–2024 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)2.9%2023▼ 24.8%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$212023▼ 18.1%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)0.6%2023▼ 28.4%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)57.4%2023▲ 34.9%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)0.72021▲ 0.0%WHO
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)50.12023▼ 3.3%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)24.82023▼ 2.4%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)2562023▼ 2.7%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)452023▼ 3.2%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)55.22023▼ 2.8%WHO
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)35.5%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)53.9%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)10.5%2019—WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)46.0%2024▼ 9.8%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)39.0%2024▼ 23.5%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.142024▲ 7.7%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)472024▼ 6.0%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)3.22021▲ 3.9%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)02020▲ 100.0%WHO
Maternal Deaths4,3012023▼ 1.1%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)472024▼ 6.0%WHO
People Living with HIV54,0002024▲ 8.0%WHO
Malaria Deaths (estimated)12,6892024▲ 1.5%WHO
Malaria Incidence (per 1K at risk)98.32024▲ 0.7%WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)39%2024▼ 23.5%WHO
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)46%2024▼ 9.8%WHO
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)39%2024▼ 23.5%WHO
Physicians (total)32017—WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel112018—WHO
Dentists (total)47,8822018—WHO
Pharmacists (total)14,9212006—WHO
Child Wasting (<5 years, %)16.3%2014—WHO
Child Underweight (<5 years, %)33.0%2014—WHO
Universal Health Coverage Index482023▲ 0.0%WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)8,9672021—WHO
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$212023▼ 18.1%WHO
▶Energy & Environment16 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)0.42024▼ 0.1%WB
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)222024▲ 0.8%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)4122022▼ 3.4%WB
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)2792022▼ 8.3%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)58.0%2021▼ 11.1%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)61.0%2021▼ 2.6%WB
Access to Electricity (%)66.0%2023▲ 4.4%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)70.5%2023▲ 3.4%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)45.82020▼ 11.7%WB
Forest Area (%)9.6%2023▼ 1.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)178,4312023▼ 1.0%WB
Arable Land (%)11.2%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)2.8%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)17.0%2024▲ 6.3%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)64.9%2024▲ 1.4%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)65.7%2024▲ 4.7%WHO
▶Agriculture12 indicators · 2020–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)60.3%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)4492023▼ 33.8%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)116.42022▲ 5.2%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)126.22022▲ 8.2%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)106.42022▲ 1.0%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)9.3M2023▼ 18.2%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)40,9602023▼ 7.4%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)7.12023▲ 0.0%WB
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)11.0%2021▼ 0.9%WB
Agricultural Irrigated Land (%)1.4%2020▲ 1.0%WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)673.4%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)4.2M2023▼ 45.8%WB
▶Technology10 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)26.4%2020▲ 2.1%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)702022▼ 2.2%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)0.12022▼ 4.6%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)2.42024▲ 12.2%WB
Patent Applications, Residents1532020▼ 35.7%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents72020▲ 0.0%WB
Scientific Journal Articles5072022▼ 7.4%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)0.1%2022▲ 12.3%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$912,6642022▲ 6.4%WB
Industrial Design Applications, Resident2432020▲ 11.5%WB
▶Infrastructure8 indicators · 2013–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried911,0902023▼ 42.6%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)202023▼ 27.0%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)320,2742021▼ 19.2%WB
Rail Lines (total km)2,7472020▲ 0.0%WB
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)342013—WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.402022—WB
Electricity from Oil (%)28.6%2022▼ 24.0%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2017–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)30.5%2018—WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)14.4%2022—WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)43.2%2022▲ 2.5%WB
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)84.0%2017—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)66.12023▼ 1.9%WB
Gender Parity Index, Primary86.052017—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.022018—WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.932018—WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption-1.52023▼ 6.2%WB
Government Effectiveness-1.982023▼ 17.2%WB
Political Stability-2.472023▼ 18.8%WB
Regulatory Quality-1.62023▼ 1.4%WB
Rule of Law-1.672023▼ 32.9%WB
Voice & Accountability-1.62023▼ 7.4%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)4.2%2023▼ 35.7%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)2.4%2023▼ 54.5%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)4.2%2023▼ 59.1%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)1.9%2023▼ 59.8%WB
▶Military5 indicators · 2020–2021 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)0.9%2021▼ 5.2%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$375.2M2021▼ 59.8%WB
Armed Forces Personnel144,0002020▲ 16.1%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)1.3%2020▲ 16.2%WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)9.5%2021▲ 4.9%WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.382020—WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.392020—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.372020—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School4.3 years2020—WB
▶Tourism4 indicators · 2018 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals836,0002018—WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$1.04B2018—WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$13.0M2018—WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)20.9%2018—WB
▶Urban Development6 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)1.0%2024▼ 34.3%WB
Population in Largest City6.8M2025▲ 3.2%WB
Population in Largest City (% of urban)37.4%2025▲ 0.6%WB
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)13.1%2025▲ 0.8%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)73.7%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)0.7%2024▼ 42.3%WB

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