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🇸🇸 South Sudan

Republic of South Sudan

SSD SS £ South Sudanese pound (SSP)

Every statistic we track for South Sudan — 68 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$1,540

#189 of 191

Life expectancy

57.2 yrs

#179 of 188

Liberal democracy

0.06

#156 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Bank Branches 1.7 #152/153 2024
Current Account Balance 3.2% #46/190 2026
Exchange Rate (per US$) 2,163.1 #15/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #206/237 2023
Fiscal Balance 1.4% #15/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 6.1 #156/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 19.2 #151/191 2026
GDP per Capita 488 #189/190 2026
GDP per Capita (PPP) 1,540 #189/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.7% #55/184 2019
Government Debt 57.3% #80/185 2026
Income per Person 3,853 #133/183 2018
Income per Person 3,853 #133/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 14% #13/191 2026
Made a Digital Payment 4.6% #142/144 2017
Real GDP Growth 4.1% #49/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #158/191 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.8 #32/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 1,277,527 #14/38 2025
Median Age 19 #208/235 2026
Population 10.9 #77/229 2013
Population 12.4 #78/191 2026
Population Density 22 #198/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 2,386,499 #5/195 2025
Urban Population 21.4% #206/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 5.4% #214/214 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 48.5 #200/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 8.2% #179/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0.7 #178/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 9.7 #5/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 6.8% #89/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 34.2% #128/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 72.6 #1/191 2023
Life Expectancy 57.2 #179/188 2013
Life Expectancy 63.9 #167/186 2020
Suicide Rate 13.4 #37/185 2021
Undernourishment 22.3% #19/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 41 #185/195 2023

🌱 Environment

Energy Use per Person 69 #149/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 1.8% #178/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.2 #162/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0 #164/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -2.1 #192/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 8 #179/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 8 #177/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #169/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #178/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #166/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #44/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 1 #195/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.2 #157/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.5 #156/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -2.2 #192/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.2 #148/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #156/179 2025
Military Spending 3.4% #15/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #168/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.9 #8/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 42.6 #131/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.1 #167/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.9 #187/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 46.2 #114/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 32 #10/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 23.3 #23/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.3 #145/193 2025
INFORM Risk Index 8.5 #1/191 2025
World Risk Index 4.2 #98/193 2025

😊 Wellbeing

Human Development Index 0.4 #193/193 2023

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.