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

GDP growth in SudanGDP growth in Sudan: 2.5% a year in 1980 and -2.5% a year in 2019, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 8% 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 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

YearSudan
2019-2.5
2018-2.3
20170.8
20164.7
20154.9
20144.7
20132
2012-17
2011-3.2
20103.9
2009-2.8
20083.8
20075.7
20066.5
20055.6
20045.1
20036.3
20025.9
200110.9
20008.4
19994.2
19988.2
19976.1
19965.5
19958.9
19943.5
19932.8
19925.5
19917
19900.8
19891.4
19884.3
19876.5
19869.9
1985-0.6
1984-5.6
1983-1.5
19824.1
19816.3
19802.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2020–2031
YearSudan
2020-3.6
20210.5
2022-2.5
2023-23.5
2024-19.3
20267
202715
202810
20298
20308
20318

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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