Sudan
GDP growth in Sudan
GDP growth in Sudan: 2.5% a year in 1980 and -2.5% a year in 2019, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2019
- -2.5% a year
- Since 1980
- −5 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 8% 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 8% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 10.9% a year in 2001, the lowest -17% a year in 2012.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Sudan |
|---|---|
| 2019 | -2.5 |
| 2018 | -2.3 |
| 2017 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 4.7 |
| 2015 | 4.9 |
| 2014 | 4.7 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2012 | -17 |
| 2011 | -3.2 |
| 2010 | 3.9 |
| 2009 | -2.8 |
| 2008 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 6.5 |
| 2005 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | 5.1 |
| 2003 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | 5.9 |
| 2001 | 10.9 |
| 2000 | 8.4 |
| 1999 | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 8.2 |
| 1997 | 6.1 |
| 1996 | 5.5 |
| 1995 | 8.9 |
| 1994 | 3.5 |
| 1993 | 2.8 |
| 1992 | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1990 | 0.8 |
| 1989 | 1.4 |
| 1988 | 4.3 |
| 1987 | 6.5 |
| 1986 | 9.9 |
| 1985 | -0.6 |
| 1984 | -5.6 |
| 1983 | -1.5 |
| 1982 | 4.1 |
| 1981 | 6.3 |
| 1980 | 2.5 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2020–2031
| Year | Sudan |
|---|---|
| 2020 | -3.6 |
| 2021 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | -2.5 |
| 2023 | -23.5 |
| 2024 | -19.3 |
| 2026 | 7 |
| 2027 | 15 |
| 2028 | 10 |
| 2029 | 8 |
| 2030 | 8 |
| 2031 | 8 |
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.
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Military
- Military spending0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollars$2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per person$8 in 2021
- Military share of state spending9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnel144,000 people in 2020
- National power0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports11 million TIV in 2013