South Sudan

Inflation in South Sudan

Inflation in South Sudan: 42.4% a year in 2012 and 97.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
97.6% a year
Since 2012
+55.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
3 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in South SudanInflation in South Sudan: 42.4% a year in 2012 and 97.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 346.1% a year in 2016, the lowest -3.2% a year in 2022.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSouth Sudan
202597.6
202499.8
202339.7
2022-3.2
202130.2
202024
201949.3
201883.4
2017213
2016346.1
201553
20144.3
2013-2.7
201242.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSouth Sudan
202627.6
202728.3
20287.8
20296.3
20305.6
20315

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.

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