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South Sudan vs Kenya

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GDP$6.07B vs $147.27BSouth Sudan vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$488 vs $2,714South Sudan vs Kenya
Population12.19M vs 57.53MSouth Sudan vs Kenya

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Indicator South Sudan KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$6.07B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$488$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy14%6.6%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%2026-08-11
Official Exchange RateEconomy2,163.1 LCU/USD129.42 LCU/USD2024/2026
Budget BalanceEconomy1.4%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy12.4%5.4%2023/2025
Public DebtEconomy57.3%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.1%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.18B$5B2023/2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$15.96M$12.39B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy3.2%31.8%2025/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy14.1%2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy73.4%67.4%2023/2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy70.4%63%2023/2025
Account OwnershipEconomy90.1%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.5%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy3.2%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$73M$3.2B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.7%2.3%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy23.3%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy18.836.92023/2024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$156$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14.3%16.6%2025/2024
Real Interest RateEconomy-55%13%2025/2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.6%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy63.8%45.8%2023/2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy1.7%12.5%2023/2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy34.6%41.7%2023/2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy80.3%63.8%2023/2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy76.9%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy1.74.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy16.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy4.8%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7820.6552025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.780.1862025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade30.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade49.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.2%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.3880.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2260.4562023
PopulationDemographics12.19M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics57.7 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.793.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics78.3%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics38%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics21.7%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics22/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics29.426.62026
Death RateDemographics9.97.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.64-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics60.7 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics54.8 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.5%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth71.934.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.5%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health11.6%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth41572023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth27.1%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth691.8378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth96.738.82024
Neonatal MortalityHealth39.520.72024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth3202072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth72%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth73%88%2025
Basic SanitationHealth5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.6%3.1%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth96.354.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$73$852023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth9.6%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare30%17.9%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation90.8%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation86.6%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation35.3%94.3%2024/2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation62.4%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation65%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation122.1%84.3%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security22.3%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security8.5M3.75M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture44.9%49.5%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.71M t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture960K t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture45K t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture157K t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture38K t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture965 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture988 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture14.3M head22.4M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance8322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1330.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.0640.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8930.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-2.06-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-2.17-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.97-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.49-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.93-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.89-0.352024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance661 deaths80 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance112025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance812025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance222025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian601.82K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian1.28M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian3.25K218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian60.6K9.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology46.6126.52023/2024
4G CoverageTechnology15%97.3%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology032023/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology24.2%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology18%98%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology8.2%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure5.4%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.14M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy44.7 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy44.7 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy892.7 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy48 kWh195 kWh2023/2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy4%25.8%2023/2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy3.7 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy0.7%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy1.8%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy98.2%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy643 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy613 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.38 t2024
Forest AreaClimate11.3%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate15.4%11.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate23.7 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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