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South Sudan vs Kenya

South Sudan and Kenya side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

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%6.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—8.8%2026-06-09
Official Exchange RateEconomy2,163.1 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2024/2026
Budget BalanceEconomy1.4%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy12.4%5.4%2023/2025
Public DebtEconomy57.3%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$929.99M$-8.15B2015/2025 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy4.1%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,050$2,2002015/2025 ⚠
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,010$6,9102015/2025 ⚠
GDP (PPP)Economy$12.83B$403.64B2015/2025 ⚠
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy10.4%23.2%2015/2025 ⚠
Industry (% of GDP)Economy33.1%16.3%2015/2025 ⚠
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy3.5%7.1%2015/2025 ⚠
Services (% of GDP)Economy56.6%55.1%2015/2025 ⚠
Investment (% of GDP)Economy5.8%17%2015/2025 ⚠
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.18B$5B2023/2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy9.5%4.2%2015/2024 ⚠
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy—35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$15.96M$12.39B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy3.2%31.8%2025/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—14.1%2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy73.4%67.4%2023/2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy70.4%63%2023/2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy4438.52016/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy76.5%45.5%2016/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy5.8%90.1%2021/2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy29.1%27.8%2008/2022 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy65.6%37.5%2015/2025 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy17.7%3.5%2015/2025 ⚠
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$12M$1.76B2018/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy—2.05M2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy3.2%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$83.42M$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.4%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy18.5%16.7%2008/2022 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy18.836.92023/2024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy13.1%1.2%2015/2021 ⚠
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy10.4%0%2015/2021 ⚠
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2015/2021 ⚠
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2015/2021 ⚠
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy15.9%2.5%2015/2023 ⚠
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)Economy6.2%15.6%2015/2024 ⚠
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$779$1,7902015/2021 ⚠
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)Economy—76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy4.9%7.1%2016/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy1.74.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy16.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-9.8%2.6%2015/2025 ⚠
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy—4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy88%65.5%2016/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy97.6%90.1%2016/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.4B$21.43B2015/2025 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.47B$29.58B2015/2025 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7940.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.7920.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—16.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade—1.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade—30.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade—49.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade—3.2%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade36.7%15.8%2015/2025 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.9%21.8%2015/2025 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.3880.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment—0.5262023
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 1,000Health0.040.292022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth41572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth23.328.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth22.4%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth27.1%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth691.8378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth98.739.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth40.221.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth3202072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth72%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth73%88%2025
Basic SanitationHealth—5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.6%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health—1.332019
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth4%62.5%2010/2022 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth39.7%70.2%2020/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.692.272022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth96.354.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$73$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth28.9%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth—9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth61.9%92.8%2013/2020 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare30%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare22.7%4.5%2010/2022 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare35.4%76%2010/2022 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare51.5%12.5%2010/2022 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare6%3.4%2010/2022 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education1.6%4%2016/2024 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation—10.4%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation26.8%82.2%2008/2000 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation36.7%93.2%2008/2014 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation24.6%90.8%2010/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation14.6%86.6%2010/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation35.3%94.3%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation43.4%95.6%2015/2006 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation38.7%62.4%2015/2023 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation5.5%65%2010/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation44%100%2011/2023 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation122.1%84.3%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security22.3%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security8.5M2.75M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture44.9%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture114.8112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.71M t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture960K t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture45K t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture157K t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture38K t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture965 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture988 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture14.3M head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance144.92012/2022 ⚠
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
Refugees HostedHumanitarian601.82K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian1.28M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian3.25K218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian60.6K9.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology9.3%35%2020/2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology46.6126.52023/2024
4G CoverageTechnology15%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology032023/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology24.2%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology18%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology25.8%12.3%2016/2025 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology8.2%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure5.4%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure—5.14M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure94.2%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy44.7 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy44.7 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy32.4%67.7%2021
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 CapitaClimate—0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate0.3%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate11.3%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate15.4%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate2.5%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate23.7 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does South Sudan or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $6.07B for South Sudan versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do South Sudan and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares South Sudan and Kenya on 201 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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