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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 0.07 billion (2016)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* |
2.9% | -0.2% | -16.7% | 5.5% | 1.2% |
*Estimate
2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | 2018* |
52.8% | 379.8% | 187.9% | 83.5% | 24.5% |
*Estimate
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* |
60.3% | 85.7% | 63.2% | 42.2% | 34.4% |
*Estimate
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* |
-17.4% | -15.5% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 2.4% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
-6.5% (2018 estimate)
54.9% (2016)
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2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD -17 million | USD 80 million | USD 191 million |
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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: 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
English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 11.88 million | 13.79 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
8.7% | 8.5% | 16.5% | 19.6% |
Total population: 27%
Male: 40%
Female: 16% (2009 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
64.8% (last available estimate, 2009)
46.3 (last available estimate, 2009)
Political Rights: 7
Civil Liberties: 7 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 0% Mobile: 33.5% (2018) (fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)