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South Sudan

South Sudan reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Seven of ten datasets here reach 2025; three stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where South Sudan ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
43rdGDP$4.6bn15
—Mobilenot in the record
—Internet usenot in the record
Last updated 1 Sep 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
Democratic Republic of the CongoKenyaSudanCentral African RepublicEthiopiaUgandaJubaWau
Six land borders, no coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalJubaLanguagesEnglishCurrencySouth Sudanese pound · SSPArea619,745 km²

At a glance

12.2 million people, half of them under 19, in an economy of $6.1bn in 2026, growing 4.1% a year.

South Sudan’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
721
Current to 2025To 2024Stop by 2023
Population12.2mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age19.0years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$488current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use9.3%of population · Reported · 2020
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Seven of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. FX rates and climate stop at 2024; policies stops at 2021. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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FX rates
Markets
Trade
Government
Policies
Prices
Power
Climate
Humanitarian
ReportedModelledNo figure
/v1/data?country_code=ss
Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
34.5620142024ImportsExports
Exports have run ahead of imports over the decade; the band is the surplus.World BankSources →
Where exports goTop destinations, 2025
Malaysia$1.20bnUAE$0.63bnSingapore$0.57bn
Malaysia takes more of South Sudan’s goods than UAE and Singapore combined.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2025
Uganda$0.52bnKenya$0.17bnNetherlands$0.07bn
Uganda alone supplies more than Kenya and Netherlands together.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
0$500$1k$1.5k20142024$388
Reported every year, including the 2024 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%250%500%2014202491.4%
91.4% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 380.0% in 2016.IMFSources →
Remittances receivedUS$ billions, current prices
00.511.520142024$1.18bn
Stops at 2023; the line ends where the record ends.World BankSources →
Goods exports by value2025 · top categories
Mineral fuels$3.26bnIron & steel$0.01bnWood$0.00bn
Mineral fuels is effectively the only recorded category; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
0%50%100%150%2014202453.4%
Up 14 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Pound per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
010002000201420242163.1
Lost 57% of its dollar value in 2024.World BankSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
050100201420245.4%
Up 1.1 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
02004002014202496.7
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
3055802014202457.7 yrs
The 2021 dip is the pandemic, in vermilion.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
030602014202447
Stops at 2023; the line ends where the record ends.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
15%19%23%2014202421.4%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerSix heads of state since 1979, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
/v1/government/overview/ss
19792026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Salva Kiir Mayardit has held the office of President of South Sudan since Jul 2011. The record holds 18 current ministers.

ElectedAppointed
Salva Kiir MayarditSalva Kiir MayarditPresident of South Sudanin office since Jul 2011
Hussein AbdelbagiVice President of South Sudanin office since Feb 2026
No third seatno second office is recorded for this date
18 seats confirmed current · 28 recorded for 2025
18Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
Foreign Affairs and International CooperationTransport and RoadsDefence and Veterans Affairs (South Sudan)MiningEast African AffairsHigher EducationInformation and BroadcastingEducation, Science and TechnologyNational SecurityParliamentary AffairsAgriculture of Western Bahr el GhazalLegal Affairs of Western Bahr el GhazalAgricultureCommerce, Industry and InvestmentHealthHumanitarian Affairs and Disaster ManagementPetroleumWildlife Conservation and Tourism
—Junior ministersjunior ministers for this date are not in the record
No ministers of state, delegates or deputy ministers are in the record for this date — hatching marks what we do not hold.
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for South Sudan.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
South Sudan
The whole table

Seven measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity5.4%20244.3%+1.1 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Clean cooking fuel0.0%20240.0%+0.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality96.72024182.6−85.9 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth57.7 yrs202445.6 yrs+12.1 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population21.7%202518.5%+3.1 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use9.3%20202.6%+6.7 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions47 / 100202326 / 100+21ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for South Sudan

117 of 207 indicators carry a figure for South Sudan. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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How South Sudan ranks across Africa

South Sudan's position on 116 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare South Sudan with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
ITU2025
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “South Sudan: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Each upstream source keeps its own licence.
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