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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

₂₀₁₇

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 (%)	23.30	23.80	24.10	24.10	24.00	24.00	23.90	23.90	23.90	23.90
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	25.40	25.40	25.40	25.40	30.20	30.20	30.20
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	649.3	652.8	656.1	659.2	662.0	664.6	667.0	669.5	671.9	674.3
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	614.6	618.4	621.7	624.5	626.9	629.0	630.9	632.8	634.7	636.6
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	631.7	635.4	638.8	641.7	644.3	646.6	648.8	650.9	653.1	655.3
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)					100.10		91.80
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)					102.20		83.50
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)					101.60		90.70
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)					94.40		100.40
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)					82.10		99.30
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)					70.00		86.10
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)					59.40		70.50
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)					50.10		58.10
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)					43.10		50.20
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)					100.60		82.30
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)					38.00		41.10
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)					34.30		34.60
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)					33.10		30.30
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)					91.20		81.20
Population - Female (%)	496.20	496.20
Population - Female (thousands)	177,197	181,405	185,745	190,208	194,783	199,472	204,279	209,206	214,253
Population - Male (thousands)	176,300	180,533	184,980	189,569	194,246	199,002	203,855	208,809	213,880
Population - Total (thousands)	353,497	361,938	370,726	379,777	389,030	398,474	408,134	418,015	428,132
Population - Urban (%)	332.00	333.00	335.00	337.00	339.00	341.00	344.00	346.00	349.00
Population - Urban (%)	332.00	333.00	335.00	337.00	339.00	341.00	344.00
Population - Urban (thousands)	116,780	120,010	123,470	127,140	130,990	135,050	139,310
Total fertility rate (per woman)	48.2	47.7	47.1	46.6	45.9	45.3	44.7	44.1	43.5	42.9

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Health Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	3,390	3,300	3,250	3,180	3,110
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	740.00	740.00	740.00	740.00
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	620.00	520.00	300.00
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	550.00	560.00	560.00	560.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	240.00	240.00	240.00	240.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	782.0	763.0	742.0	722.0	701.0

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 (%)			664.00		686.10
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)			822.10		832.60
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)			742.70		759.00
Gender parity index of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained (ratio)		10.0
Gender parity index of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained (ratio)		10.3	10.3
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)	636.10	670.90	685.20	698.50	703.50	738.70	751.10
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)	717.60	752.20	761.40	754.20	767.40	788.80	795.50
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)	697.50	712.10	723.90	726.70	735.90	764.10	773.60
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)	348.70	394.80	425.20	429.10	455.30	439.50	472.70
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)	381.00	432.40	450.10	471.20	461.20	447.20	464.60
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)	365.10	413.80	437.80	450.40	458.30	443.40	468.60
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)	150.10	167.50	187.40	175.20	171.50
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)	142.90	148.70	168.00	164.60	168.50
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)	148.40	158.00	177.60	169.80	170.00
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Female (%)		546.50
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Male (%)		627.70
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)		602.50		615.60	620.90	630.60
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)			884.90		895.70
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	31.0	31.0	31.0	31.0
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)	515.50	568.20	580.30	591.50	595.80	625.60
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)		540.40	547.00	541.80	551.30	566.70
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)	572.80	554.10	563.40	566.30	573.20	595.70
Primary school enrollment - Female (number)	18,435,950	19,245,740	20,029,490	20,782,180	21,274,310	22,665,110	23,413,420
Primary school enrollment - Male (number)	21,375,340	22,183,930	22,889,670	23,097,550	23,909,860	24,957,110	25,583,220
Primary school enrollment - Total (number)	39,811,290	41,429,670	42,919,160	43,879,730	45,184,170	47,622,220	48,996,640
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)			253.3
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)		310.9	369.5
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)		417.6	464.0	460.0	498.5
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)	8.6	8.7
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)	8.9	8.9
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)	10.3	11.0	10.9
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)	39.8	40.8	41.6	42.4	42.7	44.7
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)	45.0	46.8	47.3	46.8	47.5	48.7
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)	42.4	43.8	44.5	44.6	45.1	46.7
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)		19.5	21.3	21.5	22.8	22.0
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)	18.9	21.3	22.5	23.6	23.1	22.4
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)	18.1	20.4	21.9	22.5	22.9	22.2
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)	7.5	8.4	9.4	8.8	8.6
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)	7.1	7.4	8.4	8.2	8.4
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)	7.3	7.9	8.9	8.5	8.5
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)	788.50	791.00	782.40	735.90	876.50
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)	807.40	797.50	694.70	790.00	805.40
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)	798.70	794.30	734.50	763.90	838.70

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 - current USD (billions)	695.2	618.8	639.1	743.6	830.9	917.0	1,203
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	1,854	2,211	3,040	4,266	5,006	6,191	8,038

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	1,181	1,601	2,186	2,992	3,498	4,119	5,452	8,902	13,442
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	181.00	355.60	365.20	369.10	169.10	177.50	323.50	632.90	509.90
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	188.90	444.40	419.00	256.70	125.80	304.70	251.50	729.40	570.10
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	181.00	355.60	365.20	369.10	169.10	177.50	323.50	632.90	509.90
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	188.80	444.40	419.00	256.70	125.80	304.70	210.00
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	1,819	2,628	3,729	4,686	5,276	6,884	8,329

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)		76,110	78,950	97,100	97,600	100,630	104,010
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		76,110	78,950
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	2,024	2,024	2,020	2,020	2,110	2,190	2,280
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	34,164	34,602	19,690	24,630	46,270	63,780	65,590
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	78,840	78,840	83,150	89,130	84,200	80,250	83,560
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	52.6	70.1	87.6	90	91.8	94.1
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)		33,300	32,980	32,050	38,280	39,160	40,090
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	28,240	30,860	30,860	30,860	34,360	34,370
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	115,080	115,536	104,951	115,870	132,670	137,240	142,280

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	9,370	6,990	4,600	4,390	1,950	2,030
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	16.2	150.6	127.8	160.6	193.8	217.5
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	1,790	7,720	7,730	9,670	9,490	10,090	10,290	10,430
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	5,360	5,750	5,910	6,840
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)		5,750	5,910	6,840	7,410	8,000	8,130
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)

Transport

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paved Road (% of total) (%)	906.00	906.00	906.00
Total length of railways (kilometre)	43,130	43,130	43,130	43,130

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 (%)	0.50	0.70	0.70	0.50	0.70
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	13.70	11.70	11.20	10.90	3.10	3.40	3.50	3.30	3.20
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	174.60	210.00	227.00	246.40	266.10	141.00	308.70
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	250,561,850	276,585,950	276,578,750	277,966,110	279,385,070	278,072,930	286,441,390
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	708.80	764.20	746.00	731.90	718.20	697.80	701.80	720.10	771.10
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	174.3	247.9	257.1	206.6	276.8
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	174.60	210.00	227.00	246.40	266.10
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)	867.00	883.00	890.00	891.00	894.50
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)	420.00	450.00	452.00	457.00	457.30
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)				0.00	0.00
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - current USD (billions)	195.6	171.3	45.7	78.5	72.5

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)	26.70	35.70	47.60	57.40	60.30
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	26.70	35.70	47.60	57.40	60.30	62.10	66.80	243.30

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)	48.7	71.3	49.1	43.1	106.5	63.4	42.2
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Net ODA - current USD (millions)	17,424	13,691	15,073	8,747	9,004	8,107	8,404
Net ODA - Per capita (current USD)	472	363	391.4	222.3	223.6	196.8
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	694.70	969.80	930.80	832.20	831.00	999.20	1,220	1,632	1,779

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 - current USD (billions)	5.9	6.3	3.1	2.1	2.5	1.5	1.5	1.6
Compensation of employees - current USD (millions)	42.9	1.1	3.5	287.0	22.7	8.1		1,250
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	-3.80	-86.30	-101.10	-80.60	-102.20	-88.90	-55.00
Current account balance - current USD (millions)	-26,529.3	-62,590.6	-58,220.7	-35,454.7	-54,607.6	-42,133.6	-46,112.6	-46,785.0
Errors and omissions - current USD (millions)	-7,576.4	23,223	13,862	14,383	-69.9
Financial Account net - current USD (millions)	-28,158.4	-33,080.7	-41,223.6	118.2	387.8	-194.3	-110.9	-200.8
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)	17,344	23,110	16,879	12,513	17,284	10,638	10,653
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)	174,247	197,362	214,240	226,753	244,037	254,675
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)	174,247	197,362	214,240	226,753	244,037	254,675
Portfolio Investment (Net) - current USD (millions)	-476.2	-10.0	36.6	-84.9	28.2
Primary income (Net) - current USD (millions)	-37,811.6	-20,244.5	-28,001.3	-9,480.0	-11,630.2	-8,665.0	-16,513.1	-18,123.4
Secondary income (Net) - current USD (millions)	11,296	8,716	16,880	15,615	9,528	9,326	9,753	3,754
Services Balance - current USD (millions)	-20,672.6	-10,499.8	-7,717.8	-5,067.7	1,386	1,064	1,847	3,388
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)				-58.00
Trade balance - current USD (millions)	20,659	-40,561.8	-39,381.7	-36,522.0	-53,891.9	-43,859.1	-41,199.2	-35,803.9
Workers remittances (Net) - current USD (millions)	8,199	5,957	6,192	4,779	1,281

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)	562.00	601.00	519.00
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)	1,130
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)					103.00
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)	83.80	83.10	82.30

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