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Sudan

Official language: Arabic
Currency: Sudanese Pound
Capital City: Khartoum
Area: 2505813km²
Subregional membership(s): North Africa, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD), Least developed countires, Oil producing economies, Oil LDCs, Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) , Sub-Saharan Africa

42813.2K

₂₀₁₉

Mid-year population

120.3B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

63.2

₂₀₁₇

Under five mortality rate

77.4

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Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	21.0	21.4	21.7	21.7	21.6	21.6	21.5	21.5	21.5
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	22.9	22.9	22.9	22.9	27.2	27.2	27.2
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	584.4	587.5	590.5	593.3	595.8	598.1	600.3	602.6	604.7
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	553.1	556.6	559.5	562.1	564.2	566.1	567.8	569.5	571.2
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	568.5	571.9	574.9	577.5	579.9	581.9	583.9	585.8	587.8
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)					90.1		82.6
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)					92.0		75.2
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)					91.4		81.6
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)					85.0		90.4
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)					73.9		89.4
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)					63.0		77.5
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)					53.5		63.5
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)					45.1		52.3
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)					38.8		45.2
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)					90.5		74.1
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)					34.2		37.0
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)					30.9		31.1
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)					29.8		27.3
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)					82.1		73.1
Population - Female (%)	446.6	446.6
Population - Female (thousands)	159,478	163,264	167,171	171,187	175,305	179,525	183,851	188,285	192,828
Population - Male (thousands)	158,670	162,480	166,482	170,612	174,822	179,102	183,469	187,929	192,492
Population - Total (thousands)	318,147	325,744	333,653	341,799	350,127	358,627	367,321	376,214	385,319
Population - Urban (%)	298.8	299.7	301.5	303.3	305.1	306.9	309.6	311.4	314.1
Population - Urban (%)	298.8	299.7	301.5	303.3	305.1	306.9	309.6
Population - Urban (thousands)	105,102	108,009	111,123	114,426	117,891	121,545	125,379
Total fertility rate (per woman)	43.4	42.9	42.4	41.9	41.3	40.8	40.2	39.7	39.2

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Bank, World Health Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	3,051	2,970	2,925	2,862	2,799
Neo-natal mortality (Per 1,000 live births)	291.6	288.0	284.4	279.9	275.4	270.9	265.5
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	666.0	666.0	666.0	666.0
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	558.0	468.0	270.0
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	495.0	504.0	504.0	504.0
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	216.0	216.0	216.0	216.0
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	703.8	686.7	667.8	649.8	630.9

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)			597.6		617.5
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)			739.9		749.3
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)			668.4		683.1
Gender parity index of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained (ratio)		9.0
Gender parity index of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained (ratio)		9.3	9.3
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)	572.5	603.8	616.7	628.7	633.2	664.8	676.0
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)	645.8	677.0	685.3	678.8	690.7	709.9	716.0
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)	627.8	640.9	651.5	654.0	662.3	687.7	696.2
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)	313.8	355.3	382.7	386.2	409.8	395.6	425.4
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)	342.9	389.2	405.1	424.1	415.1	402.5	418.1
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)	328.6	372.4	394.0	405.4	412.5	399.1	421.7
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)	135.1	150.8	168.7	157.7	154.4
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)	128.6	133.8	151.2	148.1	151.7
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)	133.6	142.2	159.8	152.8	153.0
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Female (%)		491.9
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Male (%)		564.9
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)		542.3		554.0	558.8	567.5
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)			796.4		806.1
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	27.9	27.9	27.9	27.9
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)	464.0	511.4	522.3	532.4	536.2	563.0
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)		486.4	492.3	487.6	496.2	510.0
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)	515.5	498.7	507.1	509.7	515.9	536.1
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)			228.0
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)		279.8	332.6
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)		375.8	417.6	414.0	448.7
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)	7.7	7.8
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)	8.0	8.0
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)	9.3	9.9	9.8
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)	35.8	36.7	37.4	38.2	38.4	40.2
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)	40.5	42.1	42.6	42.1	42.8	43.8
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)	38.2	39.4	40.1	40.1	40.6	42.0
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)		17.6	19.2	19.4	20.5	19.8
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)	17.0	19.2	20.3	21.2	20.8	20.2
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)	16.3	18.4	19.7	20.3	20.6	20.0
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)	6.8	7.6	8.5	7.9	7.7
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)	6.4	6.7	7.6	7.4	7.6
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)	6.6	7.1	8.0	7.7	7.7
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)	709.7	711.9	704.2	662.3	788.9
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)	726.7	717.8	625.2	711.0	724.9
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)	718.8	714.9	661.1	687.5	754.8

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	1,668	1,990	2,736	3,839	4,506	5,572	7,234
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - US dollars (billions)	625.6	556.9	575.2	669.2	747.8	825.3	1,082

Prices

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Inflation, all items (index)	1,527	2,070	2,826	3,869	4,523	5,326	6,758
Inflation, all items - Change (%)	162.9	320.0	328.7	332.2	152.2	159.8	291.2	569.6	453.9
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	169.9	400.0	377.1	231.0	113.2	274.2	189.0
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	1,637	2,365	3,356	4,218	4,748	6,195	7,496

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		68,499	71,055	87,390	87,840	90,567	93,609
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		68,499	71,055
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	1,821	1,821	1,818	1,818	1,899	1,971	2,052
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	30,748	31,142	17,721	22,167	41,643	57,402	59,031
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	70,956	70,956	74,835	80,217	75,780	72,225	75,204
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	47.34	63.09	78.84	81	82.62	84.69
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)		29,970	29,682	28,845	34,452	35,244	36,081
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	25,416	27,774	27,774	27,774	30,924	30,933
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	103,572	103,982	94,456	104,283	119,403	123,516	128,052

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	8,433	6,291	4,140	3,951	1,755	1,827
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	14.58	135.54	115.02	144.54	174.42	195.75
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	1,611	6,948	6,957	8,703	8,541	9,081	9,261
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)		5,175	5,319	6,156	6,669	7,200	7,317
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)

Transport

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paved Road (% of total) (%)	815.4	815.4	815.4
Total length of railways (kilometre)	38,817	38,817	38,817	38,817

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.6
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	12.3	10.5	10.1	9.8	2.8	3.1	3.2	3.0
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	157.1	189.0	204.3	221.8	239.5	126.9	277.8
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	225,505,665	248,927,355	248,920,875	250,169,499	251,446,563	250,265,637	257,797,251
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	156.9	223.1	231.4	185.9	249.1
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	157.1	189.0	204.3	221.8	239.5
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)	780.3	794.7	801.0	801.9	805.1
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)	378.0	405.0	406.8	411.3	411.6
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)				0.0	0.0
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - US dollars (billions)	176.0	154.2	41.1	70.7	65.3

International trade

International Road Federation, World Bank

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	24.03	32.13	42.84	51.66	54.27
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	24.03	32.13	42.84	51.66	54.27	60.75	60.12	218.97

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	43.8	64.2	44.2	38.8	95.9	57.1	38.0
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Net ODA - Per capita (US dollars)	424.8	326.7	352.26	200.07	201.24	177.12
Net ODA - US dollars (millions)	15,682	12,322	13,566	7,872	8,103	7,296	7,563
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	625.2	872.8	837.7	749.0	747.9	899.3	1,098	1,469	1,601

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Capital Account net - US dollars (billions)	5.4	5.7	2.8	1.9	2.3	1.3	1.4	1.5
Compensation of employees - US dollars (millions)	38.6	1.0	3.2	258.3	20.5	7.3		1,125
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	-3.4	-77.7	-91.0	-72.5	-92.0	-80.0	-49.5
Current account balance - US dollars (millions)	-23,876.4	-56,331.6	-52,398.7	-31,909.2	-49,146.8	-37,920.2	-41,501.3	-42,106.5
Errors and omissions - US dollars (millions)	-6,818.8	20,901	12,476	12,945	-62.9
Financial Account net - US dollars (millions)	-25,342.6	-29,772.6	-37,101.3	106.4	349.0	-174.9	-99.8	-180.7
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	15,609	20,799	15,191	11,262	15,555	9,574	9,588
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	156,822	177,625	192,816	204,078	219,633	229,207
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	156,822	177,625	192,816	204,078	219,633	229,207
Portfolio Investment (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-428.5	-9.0	32.9	-76.4	25.4
Primary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-34,030.5	-18,220.1	-25,201.2	-8,532.0	-10,467.2	-7,798.5	-14,861.8	-16,311.1
Secondary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	10,167	7,844	15,192	14,053	8,575	8,394	8,777	3,379
Services Balance - US dollars (millions)	-18,605.3	-9,449.9	-6,946.0	-4,560.9	1,248	957.8	1,662	3,049
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)				-52.2
Trade balance - US dollars (millions)	18,593	-36,505.6	-35,443.5	-32,869.8	-48,502.7	-39,473.2	-37,079.3	-32,223.5
Workers remittances (Net) - US dollars (millions)	7,379	5,362	5,572	4,301	1,153

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Bank

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	505.80	540.90	467.10
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)	1,017
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)					92.7
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)	75.4	74.8	74.1

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