South Sudan: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Low Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Data unavailable |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Data unavailable |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $19,625,017,092 (2016) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | -11.184% (2016) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $1,812 (2016) |
GDP Country Rank 149/196 (2016)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 187.852% (2017) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | Data unavailable |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 31.4% (2019) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | -69.534% (2016) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 4.55% (2016) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | $256,860,000 (2019) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 4,753,851 (2020) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 56.133% (2020) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 14.141% (2020) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 29.726% (2020) |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.257% (2020) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $1,814,893,043 (2016) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $1,685,915,873 (2016) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | Data unavailable |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | ($231,840,000) (2019) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $104,630,000 (2019) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, South Sudan’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.