Russia vs Sudan
Russia vs Sudan: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 8.7% a year in Russia and 99.9% a year in Sudan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sudan, by 91.2 percentage points, or 12 times that in Russia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Russia.
- In 2025, Russia ranked 22 and Sudan ranked 2 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Russia at 4% a year and Sudan at 12% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Russia | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.7 | 99.9 |
| 2024 | 8.4 | 176.9 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 66.6 |
| 2022 | 13.8 | 138.8 |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 359.1 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 163.3 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 51 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 63.3 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 32.4 |
| 2016 | 7 | 17.8 |
| 2015 | 15.5 | 16.9 |
| 2014 | 7.8 | 36.9 |
| 2013 | 6.8 | 36.5 |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 35.6 |
| 2011 | 8.4 | 18.1 |
| 2010 | 6.8 | 13 |
| 2009 | 11.7 | 11.3 |
| 2008 | 14.1 | 14.3 |
| 2007 | 9 | 14.8 |
| 2006 | 9.7 | 7.2 |
| 2005 | 12.7 | 8.5 |
| 2004 | 10.9 | 9.7 |
| 2003 | 13.7 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | 15.8 | 22.2 |
| 2001 | 21.5 | 1.9 |
| 2000 | 20.8 | 7.1 |
| 1999 | 85.8 | 17.2 |
| 1998 | 27.7 | 24.6 |
| 1997 | 14.8 | 47.2 |
| 1996 | 47.8 | 86.8 |
| 1995 | 197.3 | 68.4 |
| 1994 | 307.5 | 115.5 |
| 1993 | 874.3 | 101.3 |
| 1992 | 1,569 | 117.6 |
| 1991 | 135.6 | 123.6 |
| 1990 | – | -0.9 |
| 1989 | – | 65.3 |
| 1988 | – | 62.9 |
| 1987 | – | 26.5 |
| 1986 | – | 60 |
| 1985 | – | 45.6 |
| 1984 | – | 33.7 |
| 1983 | – | 30.6 |
| 1982 | – | 26.6 |
| 1981 | – | 24 |
| 1980 | – | 26.5 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Russia | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.1 | 41.3 |
| 2027 | 4.8 | 50.9 |
| 2028 | 4 | 23.7 |
| 2029 | 4 | 12.3 |
| 2030 | 4 | 12 |
| 2031 | 4 | 12 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Russia vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013