South Sudan vs Zimbabwe
South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 97.6% a year in South Sudan and 81.4% a year in Zimbabwe, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 16.2 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Zimbabwe.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- South Sudan has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
- In 2025, South Sudan ranked 3 and Zimbabwe ranked 4 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts South Sudan at 5% a year and Zimbabwe at 6.9% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | South Sudan | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97.6 | 81.4 |
| 2024 | 99.8 | 736.1 |
| 2023 | 39.7 | 667.4 |
| 2022 | -3.2 | 193.4 |
| 2021 | 30.2 | 98.6 |
| 2020 | 24 | 557.2 |
| 2019 | 49.3 | 255.3 |
| 2018 | 83.4 | 10.6 |
| 2017 | 213 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 346.1 | -1.6 |
| 2015 | 53 | -2.4 |
| 2014 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| 2013 | -2.7 | 1.6 |
| 2012 | 42.4 | 3.7 |
| 2011 | – | 3.5 |
| 2010 | – | 3 |
| 2009 | – | 6.2 |
| 2008 | – | 231,200,000 |
| 2007 | – | 6,724 |
| 2006 | – | 1,017 |
| 2005 | – | 237.8 |
| 2004 | – | 350 |
| 2003 | – | 365 |
| 2002 | – | 133.2 |
| 2001 | – | 71.9 |
| 2000 | – | 55.8 |
| 1999 | – | 58.5 |
| 1998 | – | 31.7 |
| 1997 | – | 18.9 |
| 1996 | – | 21.4 |
| 1995 | – | 22.6 |
| 1994 | – | 22.3 |
| 1993 | – | 27.6 |
| 1992 | – | 42.1 |
| 1991 | – | 23.3 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | South Sudan | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27.6 | 4 |
| 2027 | 28.3 | 5 |
| 2028 | 7.8 | 7 |
| 2029 | 6.3 | 6.9 |
| 2030 | 5.6 | 6.9 |
| 2031 | 5 | 6.9 |
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 Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancySouth Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Sudan: 3.7% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Sudan: 21.7% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Sudan: 18 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Sudan: 2.9% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Sudan: $103M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelSouth Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023