South Sudan South Sudan

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  • Capital: Juba
  • Population: 10,748,272
  • Surface Area: 646,883 km2
  • Currency: South Sudanese pounds
  • Belongs to: IGAD, IMF, UN, AU

South Sudan, is a country located at Northern Africa, it has an area of 646,883 Km2.

South Sudan, with a population of 10,748,272 people, it is ranked at 87º position by population of 196 countries and it has a low population density, 17 people per km2.

It's capital is Juba and its currency is South Sudanese pounds

South Sudan is holding the 158 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2021 was 2,633 millions of euros (3,116 millions of dollars), ( 52.5% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €245 euros per inhabitant$290 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of South Sudan, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.385 points in 2021, leaving it in 191th place in the table of 191 countries published.

If the reason to visit South Sudan are business, you must know it's in the 185th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of South Sudan, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Juba: Monthly Temp.
Juba: Monthly Rainfall
South Sudan Economy
Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2021€5,015M
Annual GDP [+]2021$5,935M
GDP per capita [+]2021€467
GDP per capita [+]2021$552
Debt (M.€.) [+]20212,633
Debt ($M) [+]20213,116
Debt (%GDP) [+]202152.50%
Debt Per Capita [+]2021€245
Debt Per Capita [+]2021$290
Deficit (M.€) [+]2021-470
Deficit ($M) [+]2021-556
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2021-9.37%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20212,213.8
Expenditure ($M) [+]20212,620.1
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]201730.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]201734.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20180.87%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]201725.5
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]201728.8
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20172.11%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2021131.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2021155.9
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20225.47%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202144.15%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021€206
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021$244
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2017€3
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2017$3
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017€2
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017$2
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021€12
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021$15
Corruption Index [+]202213
Fragile States Index [+]2018113.4
RTI Raking [+]202213º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020185º
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201715.00%
Trade
Exports [+]2023€770.6M
Exports [+]2023$833.2M
Exports % GDP [+]202113.68%
Imports [+]2023€1,094.6M
Imports [+]2023$1,183.6M
Imports % GDP [+]202118.20%
Trade balance [+]2023€-324.1M
Trade balance [+]2023$-350.4M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2021-4.52%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202117
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023160º
% Immigrant [+]20208.32%
% Emigrant [+]202024.29%
Birth Rate [+]202129.11‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017401.2
Crude death rate [+]202111.05‰
Fertility Rate [+]20214.47
% risk of poverty [+]201682.3%
Population [+]202110,748,272
Immigrant stock [+]2020882,252
Emigrant stock [+]20202,575,870
HDI [+]20210.385
Life expectancy [+]202154.98
Suicides [+]2015784
Suicide rate [+]20157.00
Number of homicides [+]20121,504
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201214.05
Energy and Environment
Annual crude oil production [+]2023146
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20213,750.0
Consumption GWh [+]2022596
Generation GWh [+]2022620
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]04/14/2024147
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]04/14/202418,823
Fully vaccinated [+]10/01/20234,273,253
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]04/14/202413.68
Doses administered [+]10/01/20234,365,547