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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about South Sudan economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of South Sudan best banks and safest banks are also available.
As African countries increasingly appear on investors’ radars, the world’s newest country, South Sudan, is forging ahead with its drive to attract foreign investment.
USD 0.2 billion (2015)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
USD 3.6 billion (2017, estimate)
Intl$ 20.0 billion (2017, estimate)
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -52.4% |
2013 | 2014 | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* | ||
29.3% | 2.9% | -0.2% | -13.1% | -6.1% |
*Estimate
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.02% |
*Estimate
2013 | 2014 | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* |
0.0% | 1.7% | 52.8% | 476.0% | 110.7% |
*Estimate
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Estimate
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
17.6% | 37.5% | 63.6% | 43.8% | 44.8% |
*Estimate
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
-5.7% | -8.5% | -25.2% | -21.8% | -11.4% |
*Estimate **Forecast
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
-8.6% (2017 estimate)
9.8% (2015)
N/A
N/A
2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
USD -793 million | USD -419 million | USD -277 million |
2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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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: 186 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 181 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 73 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 181 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 175 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 179 out of 190 countries
Trading Across Borders: 177 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 68 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 178 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 188 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 169 out of 190 countries
English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2014* | 2021* |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.499 million | 16.029 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
9% | 9% | 17% | 19% |
Total population: 27%
Male: 40%
Female: 16% (2009 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
Political Rights: 7
Civil Liberties: 7 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)