Browse economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Sudan economic outlook, debt-to-GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends.
Basic Information
Government Type: Presidential republic
Capital City: Khartoum
GDP & Economic Information
Macroeconomy & Sovereign Data
Central Bank |
Bank of Sudan |
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Currency |
Sudanese pounds (SDG) |
International Reserves |
USD 0.18 billion (2017) International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019 |
Gross Domestic Product – GDP | USD 33.9 billion (2018, estimate) |
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) | Intl$ 177.7 billion (2018, estimate) |
GDP Data
Real GDP growth |
2014* 4.7% 2015* 1.9% 2016* 2.9% 2017* 1.7% 2018* -2.1% *Estimate |
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GDP per capita – current prices |
USD 807.5 (2018, estimate) |
GDP per capita – PPP | Intl$ 4,232.0 (2018, estimate) |
GDP (PPP) – share of world total | 0.12% (2019 estimate) |
GDP – composition by sector |
agriculture: 31.5% industry: 2.4% services: 49.5% (2016 estimate) |
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP) | N/A |
Inflation |
2015 16.9% 2016 17.8% 2017 32.4% 2018* 63.3% 2019* 50.4% *Estimate |
Sudan
Inflation & Debt
Inflation |
2015 16.9% 2016 17.8% 2017 32.4% 2018* 63.3% 2019* 50.4% *Estimate |
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Government Bond Ratings |
Standard & Poor’s: N/A Moody’s: N/A Standard & Poor’s / Moody’s (Updated January 2017) |
Unemployment rate |
2015 21.6% 2016 20.6% 2017 19.6% 2018* 19.5% 2019* 22.1% *Estimate |
Household saving rates | N/A |
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP) |
2015 92.2% 2016 128.4% 2017 159.2% 2018* 212.1% 2019* 207.0% *Esti |
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP) |
2015 -3.8% 2016 -4.4% 2017 -6.5% 2018* -7.7% 2019* -5.4% *Estimate |
Market value of publicly traded shares | N/A |
Largest Companies | N/A |
Import/Export
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services) | 10.2% (2018) |
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Shares in world total merchandising export |
0.02% (2018) |
Shares in world total commercial services export |
0.03% (2018) |
Total exports |
USD 5.0 billion (2018 estimate) |
Export commodities |
Gold; oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, peanuts, gum Arabic, sugar |
Total imports |
USD 8.2 billion (2018 estimate) |
Import commodities |
Foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transport equipment, medicines, chemicals, textiles, wheat |
Exports – major partners |
UAE 55.5%, Egypt 14.7%, Saudi Arabia 8.8% (2017) |
Imports – major partners |
UAE 12.7%, Egypt 10.6%, India 10.5%, Turkey 10.2%, Japan 7.6%, Saudi Arabia 6%, Germany 4.6% (2017) |
Competitiveness & Trade
Current account balance | USD -4.7 billion (2018 estimate) |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP | -13.6% (2018 estimate) |
FDI inflows |
2016 USD 1,064 million 2017 USD 1,065 million 2018 USD 1,136 million |
FDI Outflows | N/A |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser |
N/A United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) – World Investment Report |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014 | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015 | N/A |
Best countries for doing business |
Overall ranking: 171 out of 190 countries (2019) Subcategories: Starting a business: 157 out of 190 countries Dealing with Construction Permits: 124 out of 190 countries Getting Electricity: 162 out of 190 countries Registering Property: 95 out of 190 countries Getting Credit: 176 out of 190 countries Protecting Minority Investors: 153 out of 190 countries Paying Taxes: 164 out of 190 countries Trading across Borders: 185 out of 190 countries Enforcing Contracts: 148 out of 190 countries Resolving Insolvency: 152 out of 190 countries |
Global competitiveness ranking | N/A |
Index of Economic Freedom |
Ranking: 166 / Score: 47.7 (Repressed) Source: 2019 Index of Economic Freedom |
Population & Geographic Data
Time Zone |
UTC+3 |
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Total Area |
1,861,484 sq km |
Total Population |
1990 25.75 million 2000 31.1 million 2010 40.1 million 2015 38.4 million 2020* 44.4 million *Estimate |
Urban population as % of total population |
1960 11% 1980 20% 2000 33% 2020 34% |
Population median age |
17.9 years (2018 estimate) CIA World Factbook / Population median age |
Population growth rate |
2.93% (2018 estimate) |
Life expectancy |
65.8 years (2018 estimate) |
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day | N/A |
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index) | N/A |
Freedom House rating |
Political Rights: 7 Civil Liberties: 7 (2019) (1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating) |
Total telephone subscribers as % of population |
Fixed 0.30% Mobile 72% (2018) (fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers) |
Internet users as % of total population |
30.87% (2017) |
Language & Religon
Languages |
Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur |
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Literacy |
Total population: 75.9% Male: 83.3% Female: 68.6% (2018 est.) (age 15 and over can read and write) |
Religions |
Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority |
World Rankings
Population | 44.4 M |
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Mercer Cost of living index | N/A |
C02 Emissions per capita |
0.3 metric tons (2014) |
Data Sources:
IMF World Economic Outlook
UN World Population Prospects
World Inequality Report
S&P Global Ratings
Moody’s
Fitch Ratings
IMF Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS)
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
CIA The World Factbook
World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution
Forbes Global 2000