Sudan's Delicate Balance
A revolution overthrew the country's dictator, clearing the way for political and economic reform.
Sudan GDP and Economic Data
Country Report 2017 - Includes Sudan real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional 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. Rankings of Sudan best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 0.2 billion (2015)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 112.5 billion (2017, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 186.4 billion (2017, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011* | 2012* |
| 8.9% | 8.5% | 3% | 4.7% | 3% | -1.3% | -3.4% |
| 2013* | 2014* | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* | ||
| 5.2% | 1.6% | 4.9% | 3.1% | 3.5% |
*Estimate
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
| 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.14% | 0.17% | 0.1% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 27.5%
- industry: 20.7%
- services: 51.8%
(2016 estimate)
Inflation
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 36.5% | 36.9% | 16.9% | 13.5% | 16.1% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2013* | 2014* | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* |
| 15.2% | 19.8% | 21.6% | 20.6% | 19.6% |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 89.9% | 77.3% | 72.9% | 63.2% | 56.8% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| -2.3% | -1.4% | -1.9% | -2% | -2.1% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-4.9% (2017 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
8.2% (2015)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.02% (2015)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.03% (2015)
Export commodities
Gold; oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, peanuts, gum Arabic, sugar
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Import commodities
Foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transport equipment, medicines, chemicals, textiles, wheat
Exports - major partners
UAE 32%, China 16.2%, Saudi Arabia 15.5%, Australia 4.7%, India 4.2% (2015)
Imports - major partners
China 26.4%, UAE 10.1%, India 9.1%, Egypt 5.6%, Turkey 4.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.4% (2015)
FDI inflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 1,688 million | USD 1,251 million | USD 1,737 million |
FDI outflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
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: 168 out of 190 countries (2017)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 156 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 147 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 89 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 170 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 187 out of 190 countries
Trading Across Borders: 184 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 141 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 145 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 113 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 153 out of 190 countries
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Languages
Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016* | 2021* |
| 25.75 million | 31.1 million | 40.134 million | 39.599 million | 45.498 million |
*Estimate
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 11% | 20% | 33% | 34% |
Literacy
Total population: 75.9%
Male: 83.3%
Female: 68.6% (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
Freedom House rating
Political Rights: 7
Civil Liberties: 7 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed 0.30% Mobile 70.53% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)