Sudan vs United States: GDP growth
GDP growth: -2.5% a year in Sudan in 2019 and 2.3% a year in United States in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in United States, by 5.1 percentage points.
SudanUnited States
Watch it change on the mapChange since 1980, percentage points · IMF
Latest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | -2.5 2019 | -2.8 | — | 8 2031 |
| United States | 2.3 2025 | 2.9 | 97 of 143 | 1.8 2031 |
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Sudan.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Sudan at 8% a year and United States at 1.8% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Sudan | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 2.3 |
| 2024 | -19.3 | 3 |
| 2023 | -23.5 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | -2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| 2020 | -3.6 | -2.1 |
| 2019 | -2.5 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | -2.3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | 4.9 | 2.9 |
| 2014 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 2012 | -17 | 2.3 |
| 2011 | -3.2 | 1.6 |
| 2010 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
| 2009 | -2.8 | -2.6 |
| 2008 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 2006 | 6.5 | 2.8 |
| 2005 | 5.6 | 3.5 |
| 2004 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | 6.3 | 2.8 |
| 2002 | 5.9 | 1.7 |
| 2001 | 10.9 | 1 |
| 2000 | 8.4 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 1998 | 8.2 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | 6.1 | 4.4 |
| 1996 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| 1995 | 8.9 | 2.7 |
| 1994 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 1993 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 1992 | 5.5 | 3.5 |
| 1991 | 7 | -0.1 |
| 1990 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| 1989 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| 1988 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 1987 | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| 1986 | 9.9 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | -0.6 | 4.2 |
| 1984 | -5.6 | 7.2 |
| 1983 | -1.5 | 4.6 |
| 1982 | 4.1 | -1.8 |
| 1981 | 6.3 | 2.5 |
| 1980 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Sudan | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2.3 |
| 2027 | 15 | 2.3 |
| 2028 | 10 | 2.1 |
| 2029 | 8 | 1.9 |
| 2030 | 8 | 1.8 |
| 2031 | 8 | 1.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- 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 143 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