South Sudan vs Sudan
South Sudan vs Sudan: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 97.6% a year in South Sudan and 99.9% a year in Sudan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sudan, by 2.3 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in South Sudan.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 2019, when it overtook South Sudan.
- In 2025, South Sudan ranked 3 and Sudan ranked 2 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts South Sudan at 5% a year and Sudan at 12% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | South Sudan | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97.6 | 99.9 |
| 2024 | 99.8 | 176.9 |
| 2023 | 39.7 | 66.6 |
| 2022 | -3.2 | 138.8 |
| 2021 | 30.2 | 359.1 |
| 2020 | 24 | 163.3 |
| 2019 | 49.3 | 51 |
| 2018 | 83.4 | 63.3 |
| 2017 | 213 | 32.4 |
| 2016 | 346.1 | 17.8 |
| 2015 | 53 | 16.9 |
| 2014 | 4.3 | 36.9 |
| 2013 | -2.7 | 36.5 |
| 2012 | 42.4 | 35.6 |
| 2011 | – | 18.1 |
| 2010 | – | 13 |
| 2009 | – | 11.3 |
| 2008 | – | 14.3 |
| 2007 | – | 14.8 |
| 2006 | – | 7.2 |
| 2005 | – | 8.5 |
| 2004 | – | 9.7 |
| 2003 | – | 6.5 |
| 2002 | – | 22.2 |
| 2001 | – | 1.9 |
| 2000 | – | 7.1 |
| 1999 | – | 17.2 |
| 1998 | – | 24.6 |
| 1997 | – | 47.2 |
| 1996 | – | 86.8 |
| 1995 | – | 68.4 |
| 1994 | – | 115.5 |
| 1993 | – | 101.3 |
| 1992 | – | 117.6 |
| 1991 | – | 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 | South Sudan | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27.6 | 41.3 |
| 2027 | 28.3 | 50.9 |
| 2028 | 7.8 | 23.7 |
| 2029 | 6.3 | 12.3 |
| 2030 | 5.6 | 12 |
| 2031 | 5 | 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
South Sudan vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySouth Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Sudan: 3.7% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Sudan: 21.7% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Sudan: 18 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Sudan: 2.9% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Sudan: $103M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingSouth Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelSouth Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025