South Sudan
GDP growth in South Sudan
GDP growth in South Sudan: -50.3% a year in 2012 and 41.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 41.4% a year
- Since 2012
- +91.8 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 1 of 143
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2031
- 2.9% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.9% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | South Sudan |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.4 |
| 2024 | -28.1 |
| 2023 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | -5.2 |
| 2021 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | -6.5 |
| 2019 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | -2.1 |
| 2017 | -5.8 |
| 2016 | -13.3 |
| 2015 | -0.2 |
| 2014 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | 27.3 |
| 2012 | -50.3 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | South Sudan |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.5 |
| 2027 | 3.9 |
| 2028 | 3.5 |
| 2029 | 3.3 |
| 2030 | 3.6 |
| 2031 | 2.9 |
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.
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South Sudan in numbers
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Military
- Military spending3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$103M in 2025
- Military spending per person$15 in 2025
- Military share of state spending18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel53,000 people in 2020
- National power0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports10 million TIV in 2022