Source
Central bank

Bank of South Sudan

International Reserves

USD 0.07 billion (2016)

International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019

Gross Domestic Product - GDP

USD 3.9 billion (2018, estimate)

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

Intl$ 19.5 billion (2017, estimate)

Real GDP growth
2014 2015 2016 2017* 2018*
2.9% -0.2% -16.7% 5.5% 1.2%

*Estimate

GDP per capita - current prices

USD 302.8 (2018, estimate)

GDP per capita - PPP

Intl$ 1,502.1 (2018, estimate)

GDP (PPP) - share of world total

0.02% (2019 estimate)

 
 
Source
GDP - composition by sector

N/A

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)

N/A

Inflation
2014 2015 2016* 2017* 2018*
52.8% 379.8% 187.9% 83.5% 24.5%

*Estimate

Unemployment rate

N/A

Household saving rates

N/A

 

Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
2014 2015 2016 2017* 2018*
60.3% 85.7% 63.2% 42.2% 34.4%

*Estimate

Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
2014 2015 2016 2017* 2018*
-17.4% -15.5% 3.3% 1.2% 2.4%

*Estimate   

Government bond ratings

Standard & Poor's: N/A

Moody's: N/A

Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)

Market value of publicly traded shares

N/A

Largest companies

N/A

 
 
Source
Current account balance

USD -0.3 billion (2018 estimate)

Current account balance by percentage of GDP

-6.5% (2018 estimate)

Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)

54.9% (2016)

Shares in world total merchandising export

N/A
 

Shares in world total commercial services export

N/A
 

Total exports

USD 3.1 billion (2018 estimate)

Export commodities

N/A

Total imports

USD 2.1 billion (2018 estimate)

 
 
Source
Import commodities

N/A

Exports - major partners

N/A

Imports - major partners

N/A

FDI inflows
2016 2017 2018
USD -17 million USD 80 million USD 191 million
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser

N/A

Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014

N/A

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Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015

N/A

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Best countries for doing business

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.

Overall ranking: 185 out of 190 countries

Subcategories:

Starting a Business: 172 out of 190 countries

Dealing with Construction Permits: 171 out of 190 countries

Getting Electricity: 187 out of 190 countries

Registering Property: 177 out of 190 countries

Getting Credit: 181 out of 190 countries

Protecting Minority Investors: 185 out of 190 countries

Paying Taxes: 74 out of 190 countries

Trading across Borders: 180 out of 190 countries

Enforcing Contracts: 84 out of 190 countries

Resolving Insolvency: 168 out of 190 countries

Global competitiveness ranking

N/A

Index of Economic Freedom

N/A

 
 
Source
Time zone

UTC+3

Total area

644,329 sq km

Capital

 Juba

Currency

South Sudanese pounds (SSP)

Government type

Presidential republic

Languages

English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk

Religions

Animist, Christian

Total population
1990 2000 2010 2015 2020*
N/A N/A N/A 11.88 million 13.79 million

*Estimate

 
 
Source
Urban population as % of total population
1960 1980 2000 2018
8.7% 8.5% 16.5% 19.6%
Population median age

18.1 years (2018 estimate)

Population growth rate

1.6% (2018 estimate)

Life expectancy

N/A

Literacy

Total population: 27%
Male: 40%
Female: 16% (2009 est.)

(age 15 and over can read and write) 

% of population living on less than $3.10 a day

64.8% (last available estimate, 2009)

Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)

46.3 (last available estimate, 2009)

Freedom House rating

Political Rights: 7
Civil Liberties: 7 (2019)                         

(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)

Source
Total telephone subscribers as % of population

Fixed: 0% Mobile: 33.5% (2018) (fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)

Internet users as % of total population

7.98 % (2017)

Mercer Cost of living index

N/A

CO2 emissions

0.14 metric tons per capita (2014)