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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


49358228.0K
2024

Mid-year population
20.7B
2021

GDP at current prices, USD
51.6
2022

Under five mortality rate
77.8
2018

Primary enrolment ratio
Population and migration
United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)2.403.153.353.032.762.762.652.612.592.54
Population - Urban (%)33.9034.1034.40
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)62.162.263.063.263.463.162.763.163.663.9
Total fertility rate (per woman)4.94.84.84.74.64.54.54.44.34.3
Population - Urban (number)13,099,31413,504,63913,931,28814,380,21714,852,58615,349,42415,871,59316,419,59416,993,68317,593,905
Median age (years)17.717.818.018.118.218.318.418.518.618.7
Population - Male (number)19,086,68619,686,81320,335,70420,993,20321,607,64222,209,43422,814,71923,420,00624,034,46924,656,332
Population - Urban (%)33.8934.1234.3734.6434.9435.2535.5935.9636.3436.75
Population - Total (number)38,171,17839,377,16940,679,82841,999,05943,232,09344,440,48645,657,20246,874,20448,109,00649,358,228
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)64.764.865.465.765.965.665.365.666.166.4
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)67.467.468.068.268.468.267.968.268.769.0
Population - Female (%)50.0050.0050.0150.0250.0250.0250.0350.0450.04
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)3.053.113.173.233.293.353.393.443.473.50
Population - Female (number)19,084,49319,690,35720,344,12521,005,85721,624,45122,231,05322,842,48323,454,19924,074,53724,701,897
Population - Male (%)49.9349.9449.9549.9549.9649.96
Health
World Bank, World Health Organization, United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
59.057.155.453.752.050.248.446.7
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)
70.168.066.063.962.060.158.156.3
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)
71.469.467.465.363.561.659.7
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)
60.458.556.654.953.151.449.8
64.762.760.859.057.155.353.451.6
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)87.0086.0090.0088.00
66.064.162.160.358.456.654.9
Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)76.4278.5279.4880.58
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)45.9744.5748.7347.98
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)73.49
Mean years of schooling - Male (years)4.84.8
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)
Primary school enrollment - Male (number)2,390,9862,495,7112,558,3222,684,198
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)0.9
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)3.53.5
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)59.1062.0158.9264.73
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)54.9056.4161.0769.47
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)1.01.01.01.0
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)2.32.22.52.4
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)0.8
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)1.0
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)2.32.22.52.5
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)80.5473.8085.68
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)75.9060.70
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)16.85
Primary completion rate - Female (%)70.1070.9071.7072.5073.30
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)4.34.54.64.6
Mean years of schooling - Female (years)2.32.4
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)0.90.90.90.9
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)4.54.74.84.8
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)2.32.22.52.4
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)68.6156.06
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)45.6244.1348.9848.36
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)49.9
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)83.8775.1984.60
Primary completion rate - Total (%)69.9070.6071.2071.8072.50
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)73.1575.9177.0577.77
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)17.11
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)17.00
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)0.9
Primary completion rate - Male (%)69.8070.7071.7072.7073.60
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)17.30
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)72.51
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)69.7873.2274.5674.89
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)45.2743.6849.2348.75
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)17.15
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, 15-24 years old (%)1.01
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)89.5773.00
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)1.01.01.01.0
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)87.6576.7983.43
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)0.90.90.90.9
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)4.84.94.95.0
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)83.2665.44
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)17.21
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)56.9759.1860.0167.13
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)
Primary school enrollment - Total (number)4,518,4174,762,2224,899,6645,118,140
Primary school enrollment - Female (number)2,127,4312,266,5112,341,3422,433,942
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)
National accounts
United Nations Statistics Division, Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Construction (ISIC F) (US dollars)3,063,317,5323,390,497,4793,652,739,3931,608,251,1941,256,010,7261,130,929,0661,196,543,2311,257,908,165
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current prices - National Currency (billions)500.6619.1803.8
Industry (%)22.28
Changes in inventories (US dollars)807,116,798250,317,835372,567,09242,089,84121,434,63751,809,82435,093,48638,178,915
Exports of goods and services (US dollars)5,458,489,8134,739,968,1557,928,586,8192,925,827,6412,974,826,0712,402,138,5722,525,167,2272,773,195,555
Industry (%)16.2718.3317.6623.9021.8921.02
Services (%)51.7857.4059.7854.6057.9157.48
Final consumption expenditure (US dollars)78,353,294,36386,726,242,640116,284,174,42745,292,204,17833,982,748,60332,653,503,30933,508,399,24035,162,532,864
Manufacturing (ISIC D) (US dollars)5,495,385,5736,652,491,4978,477,104,2385,296,003,6122,928,443,3522,998,576,7343,288,622,9863,235,565,991
Mining, Manufacturing, Utilities (ISIC C-E) (US dollars)10,594,748,26913,046,794,19817,903,126,4789,952,082,1546,393,568,6446,109,441,0696,639,710,7546,720,050,293
Services (%)57.99
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing (ISIC A-B) (US dollars)26,818,146,77821,763,053,23727,539,955,6898,964,088,0717,096,250,6677,006,995,1976,941,838,3627,390,581,671
Transport, storage and communication (ISIC I) (US dollars)9,013,128,0688,997,124,09610,130,823,4184,341,517,2523,103,392,1582,984,779,1703,110,821,7403,229,775,879
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current prices - US dollars (billions)83.191.7120.3
Final consumption expenditure (US dollars)78,353,294,36381,602,946,59791,855,735,23294,668,104,57995,811,752,47992,266,628,52191,580,803,10184,192,467,970
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)170,579220,533191,889191,974190,523185,820194,510
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US dollars)83,933,528,70986,934,134,00090,997,521,47993,561,325,36494,752,571,61991,313,241,89989,607,035,52387,366,859,636
Wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels (ISIC G-H) (US dollars)14,693,603,95219,474,009,19625,114,842,9637,862,107,8125,799,004,0176,097,248,8655,929,988,8166,261,519,872
Gross fixed capital formation (including Acquisitions less disposals of valuables) (US dollars)9,474,736,7357,688,697,43412,689,350,8657,585,912,9394,357,392,9244,399,292,5854,800,576,2034,759,817,947
Prices
Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period16.9117.7532.3563.2950.99
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year12.5830.4725.1572.9457.01
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)16.9117.7532.3563.2950.99
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)527.59688.37832.93
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100349.82411.91545.17890.231,344
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)12.5830.4721.0063.2950.99163.26197.12
Energy
African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration, AfDB, AUC and ECA Joint African Statistical Yearbook
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)13,26713,72414,228
Conventional crude oil - Production, metric tons (thousands)5.44.74.13.83.9
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)
Conventional crude oil - Import, metric tons (thousands)0.51.10.70.50.5
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)211219228
Conventional crude oil - Import (terajoules)19,82446,32631,25618,90019,139
Conventional crude oil - Transformation, metric tons (thousands)4.65.14.54.24.3
Conventional crude oil - Export (terajoules)41,03439,8587,006
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)
Conventional crude oil - Transformation (terajoules)193,452215,628191,058178,290180,159
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)9,76010,06310,401
Electricity - total thermal production (Giga watt hours)6,3126,717
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)9.189.41
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)3.33.53.83.9
Conventional crude oil - Production (terajoules)227,018198,148171,994160,360162,401
Conventional crude oil - Total energy supply (terajoules)205,808204,616196,245179,260181,541
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)3,8283,9164,009
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)3,4363,437
Conventional crude oil - Change in stocks (terajoules)
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)8,4208,0258,356
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)4,6276,3786,559
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)
Conventional crude oil - Export, metric tons (thousands)1.00.90.2
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)4,397,0004,501,0004,611,000
Tourism
World Bank, World Tourism Organization
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)741.0800.0813.0
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)19.3821.75
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)949.01,0091,0291,043
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)195.0203.0
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)
Transport

Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Paved Road (% of total) (%)
Total length of railways (kilometre)
Information society
United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
2.83
62.80
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)0.310.340.350.330.32
45.7345.9045.9946.6055.5064.6078.60
1.77
11,81113,61818,24314,40615,213
14.1018.6024.6025.9028.40
2.44
1.89
0.050.040.030.030.03
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)73.1970.6270.4171.6776.3679.2036.55
54.20
3112781,8061,2331,217
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)71.8269.7870.1872.0177.11
0.0030.0035.0035.0035.0035.0035.00
3.61
26.6114.1018.6024.6025.9028.40
4.31
1.60
70.30
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)27,938,50727,807,29328,644,13930,100,41233,014,160
2.36
2.91
0.64
0.070.070.080.070.080.060.07
0.030.030.040.030.03
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)0.310.350.350.330.320.290.28
28,09326,37630,54931,35232,76228,78230,426
89.4589.7089.7090.0090.9090.9090.40
18,96017,32212,71313,14413,996
00000
, 2018=1007,633,01012,208,7704,010,3098,558,1701,903,0209,918,30018,549,710
International trade
International Road Federation, World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total trade - Export, current USD (millions)620.7734.0861.8197.6203.9117.6772.8
Total trade - Import, current USD (millions)654.9764.91,035221.1190.294.2644.0
Banking, insurance, financial statistics
United Nations Statistics Division, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)6.036.216.6824.33
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)6.03
Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics
World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)10.76.34.04.23.82.949.8
Fiscal deficit (% of GDP)-3.9-3.9-6.2-7.9-10.8-6.0-3.1-2.5
Net ODA - current USD (millions)900.4810.7840.4
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)93.20109.93149.54186.74200.35270.37184.34185.89
General government net lending/borrowing - as % of GDP (%)-3.87-3.91-6.06-7.92-10.82-5.93-0.28
International reserves - current USD (millions)173.5168.3
Net ODA - Per capita (current USD)22.3619.68
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)26.0021.1117.5971.4174.0991.8968.07
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Balance of payments
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Economic Commission for Africa
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)24,40425,467
Errors and omissions - current USD (millions)-7.0
Workers remittances (Net) - current USD (millions)128.1
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-8.46-6.49-9.43-13.99-15.63-17.46-5.89
Compensation of employees - current USD (millions)2.30.8125.0
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)
Trade balance - current USD (millions)-5,389.2-4,385.9-4,119.9-3,580.4
Financial Account net - current USD (millions)38.8-19.4-11.1-20.1
Services Balance - current USD (millions)138.6106.4184.7338.8
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)1,7281,0641,0651,136825.4716.9462.5
Current account balance - current USD (millions)-5,460.8-4,213.4-4,611.3-4,678.5
Capital Account net - current USD (billions)0.30.10.20.2
Primary income (Net) - current USD (millions)-1,163.0-866.5-1,651.3-1,812.3
Portfolio Investment (Net) - current USD (millions)2.8
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)24,40425,467
Secondary income (Net) - current USD (millions)952.8932.6975.3375.4
Environment
World Bank, United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Carbon Dioxide Emissions - per Capita (metric tons)
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)18.721.121.020.920.6
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons)0.400.50
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)10.30
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons)
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)10.3910.3010.2110.1110.029.93
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected (%)2.752.752.752.752.752.752.75
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected (%)2.752.75