Nominal GDP
$12.00B
current US$ · 2015
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
South Sudan Economy and Trade
JubaLocal time
GDP $12.00B · real growth -10.8% · latest verified annual data
South Sudan's output measure stands at $12.00B in 2015; real GDP growth is listed separately at -10.8% for 2015. The page also records $1,080 of GDP per capita for 2015 and an inflation reading of 91.4% for 2024. Each measure keeps its own reference period below, avoiding a false same-year comparison between series released on different schedules.
GDP per capita
$1,080
current US$ · 2015
Source listed below
Real GDP growth
-10.8%
annual % · 2015
Source listed below
Inflation
91.4%
CPI annual % · 2024
Source listed below
South Sudan at a Glance
Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · selected observed years · current US$ · World Bank
2009: $12.23B2010: $14.60B2011: $14.91B2012: $11.93B2013: $18.43B2014: $13.96B2015: $12B
GDP per capita$1,080
Real growth-10.8%
GDP year2015
2024 Inflation
91.4%
CPI annual %
2023 Unemployment
12.4%
labor-market measure
2015 GDP per capita
$1,080
current US$
Macro signals
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
World Bank annual observations
Real growth2015-10.8%
Unemployment202312.4%
Inflation202491.4%
Understand the numbers
What South Sudan's economic profile is telling you
South Sudan requires unusually careful year labeling because the World Bank country profile's GDP and real-growth observations are still from 2015. Modeled unemployment is from 2023 and CPI inflation from 2024. These values are not presented as a single current-year snapshot.
Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | South Sudan | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | $12.00B | 2015 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $1,080 | 2015 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | -10.8% | 2015 | Actual |
| InflationCPI annual % | 91.4% | 2024 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 12.4% | 2023 | Estimate |
| Merchandise balancematched year required | Not calculated | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is South Sudan's latest GDP?
The verified GDP observation used here is $12.00B for 2015.
What does merchandise trade show for South Sudan?
A matched merchandise export and import pair was not independently resolved on this page, so no goods balance is calculated.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Core macroeconomic indicators with explicit reference years.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise trade where independently resolved.
Official data: WTO economy profiles