South Sudan

The latest figure for South Sudan from every dataset that covers it, with its rank among the places that dataset compares and its distance from their median.

Economy

GDP per person

GDP per person in South Sudan
Measure	Latest	Period	Rank	vs median	Among countries with data
GDP per person	≈ €947	2015	18th lowest of 213	−€7,356	Lowest €205Highest €252,389
Real GDP growth	−10.8%	2015	2nd lowest of 213	−14.0 pp	Lowest −13.5%Highest +19.3%

Exports

Exports in South Sudan
Measure	Latest	Period	Rank	vs median	Among countries with data
Exports	36.7 % of GDP	2015	97th highest of 194	0.0 pp	Lowest 1.1 % of GDPHighest 199.8 % of GDP

Society

Population

Population in South Sudan
Measure	Latest	Period	Rank	vs median	Among countries with data
Population	12,188,788 people	2025	80th highest of 216	+5,410,466 people	Lowest 9,492 peopleHighest 1,463,865,525 people
Fertility rate	3.79 births per woman	2024	32nd highest of 216	+1.88 births per woman	Lowest 0.58 births per womanHighest 6.03 births per woman

Health

Life expectancy

Life expectancy in South Sudan
Measure	Latest	Period	Rank	vs median	Among countries with data
Life expectancy	57.7 years	2024	4th lowest of 216	−17.0 years	Lowest 54.6 yearsHighest 86.5 years

No data for South Sudan: House prices worldwide, Central bank policy rates, Inflation, Emissions per person.
≈ Converted from US$ at the European Central Bank (ECB) reference rate of 23 Sep 2026: 1 US$ = 0.87635 €.

Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators), licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.