Currency of South Sudan: South Sudan Pound
South Sudan Pound Β· SSP Β· National
Who Issues South Sudan Pound in South Sudan
In South Sudan's national currency system, the South Sudan Pound (SSP) is administered by Bank of South Sudan. The symbol SSP is used for display, and numeric identifier 728 is the ISO 4217 counterpart to the alphabetic code.
For reference-rate use in South Sudan, Bank of South Sudan manages the monetary framework for the South Sudan Pound in South Sudan. SSP is therefore a nationally administered currency rather than an externally issued unit. The comparison stays the reference observation clearly bounded.
Exchange Rate for SSP
On a South Sudan Pound conversion involving South Sudan, the useful benchmark is a dated SSP observation with its currency pair stated explicitly. A bank, card network or cash desk may apply its own spread or fee to that benchmark.
For the South Sudan Pound (SSP), match both the currency pair and the observation date before comparing reference rates. Reference observations are benchmarks, not guaranteed retail transaction prices. That gives the observation easy to date.
Banknotes and Coins
Banknotes
The Bank of South Sudan lists SSP1, SSP5, SSP10, SSP25, SSP50, SSP100, SSP500 and SSP1,000 banknotes. The 2023 legal amendment changed the currency's formal name to South Sudan Pound while retaining the SSP code.
Coins
The current coin set shown by the Bank of South Sudan is 10, 20 and 50 piasters plus the SSP2 coin.
Frequently Asked Questions
What currency is used in South Sudan?
For South Sudan, the South Sudan Pound (SSP) is the national currency, with Bank of South Sudan responsible for the domestic monetary framework.
Who manages the currency system in South Sudan?
Bank of South Sudan is the main monetary authority identified for South Sudan.
Are the exchange rates for South Sudan real-time?
For an SSP comparison in South Sudan, the tool requests the latest available reference observation for supported pairs and reports the date attached to that observation. That makes it a reference value rather than a guaranteed transaction rate. That preserves the comparison anchored to a dated observation.
Sources & methodology
The page anchors its institutional currency facts in material from Bank of South Sudan and the framework governing South Sudan. The SSP code follows ISO 4217. Structural exchange-regime facts are not mixed with a dated reference-rate observation. The presentation keeps the provider margin separate from the benchmark.
View sources used for this page
- Bank of South Sudan - official website
- SIX - ISO 4217 Maintenance Agency
- IMF - Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions
- BIS - central bank directory and institutional cross-check
- Frankfurter - latest public reference-rate feed used by the converter
- Bank of South Sudan - current banknotes and coins
- Bank of South Sudan - SSP1,000 issuance