South Sudan's flag    South Sudan

Official language: English,Arabic
Currency: Sudanese Pound
Capital City: Juba
Area: 619745km2
Subregional membership(s): East Africa, Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD)

11062.1K
2019

Mid-year population
5.7B
2017

GDP at current prices, USD
96.4
2017

Under five mortality rate
66.6
2015

Primary enrolment ratio
Population and migration
United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund
Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)18.5415.6012.7810.267.805.403.964.145.888.52
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)30.3030.3030.3030.3023.4623.4623.46
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)339.9343.1345.8348.2350.2351.8353.3354.8356.3357.8
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)324.2326.6328.7330.7332.3333.8335.3336.7338.1339.5
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)332.0334.7337.2339.3341.1342.7344.2345.6347.1348.5
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)47.7647.70
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)52.8047.52
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)53.7650.28
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)57.1856.22
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)59.8260.60
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)57.2458.98
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)51.4852.68
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)43.7445.12
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)35.1637.86
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)52.2045.54
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)28.0229.88
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)23.4624.12
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)16.7418.36
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)20.5825.08
Population - Female (thousands)29,49630,33931,05831,65332,13132,47732,70832,89933,153
Population - Male (thousands)29,48830,34331,07231,67632,16332,51832,75732,95733,219
Population - Total (thousands)58,98460,68262,13063,32964,29464,99565,46565,85666,373
Population - Urban (%)108.00109.20110.40111.60113.40114.60115.80117.60119.40
Population - Urban (%)108.00109.20110.40111.60113.40114.60115.80
Population - Urban (thousands)11,30411,82612,34812,88813,44014,01014,598
Total fertility rate (per woman)31.731.230.730.129.629.228.728.227.727.2
Health
United Nations Statistics Division, World Health Organization
Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)5,2145,1425,0464,9384,734
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)240.00240.00240.00240.00
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)354.00354.00354.00354.00354.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)42.0042.0042.0042.0042.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)640.2616.8595.2573.6555.6
Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)152.04
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)231.72
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)191.64
Gender parity index for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (ratio)4.65.1
Gender parity index of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained (ratio)8.1
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)401.88330.60
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)606.84466.80
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)508.56399.54
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)41.34
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)76.92
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)59.28
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)166.44
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)265.98
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)32.432.432.432.4
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)247.80166.38
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)218.40
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)243.54192.72
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)24.18
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)34.74
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)29.52
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%)119.76109.14
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Female (%)104.10100.32
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Male (%)135.00117.72
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)299.4280.5
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)164.8
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)3.9
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)26.221.5
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)40.130.7
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)33.226.1
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)2.6
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)5.1
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)3.9
National accounts
United Nations Statistics Division
Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)319.0169.4237.7280.5329.01,9373,942
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - US dollars (billions)106.757.480.695.180.439.234.2
Prices
Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100883.861,2821,2821,3031,9919,55427,502
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)283.86270.48-0.249.96316.862,2791,127316.80
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year393.30151.44-52.7459.28659.162,878706.02
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period283.86270.48-0.249.96316.862,2791,127
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)151.44-52.7459.28659.162,878668.46
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)812.641,018928.321,0202,14112,41026,236
Energy
African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)2,3102,4902,5742,6522,7602,892
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)2,3102,490
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)0000000
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)946.081,0512,8202,9163,4562,6222,658
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)84.12105.12126.12126000
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)0.540.540.845.285.285.28
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)1,9921,9261,9861,3321,4221,530
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)481.2481.2481.2481.2482.4
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)1,0311,1572,9473,0472,1122,1422,172
Tourism
World Bank
Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)228.03,234858.0
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)0.128.410.8
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)4.8132.0141.0156.0
Transport

Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Information society
United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)0.000.000.000.000.00
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)0.120.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)22.9827.1233.0040.0847.88
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)10,800,00013,800,00017,119,36817,256,58217,394,00016,200,00016,733,598
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)109.86136.44165.30163.50162.30149.52153.36200.76
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)0.00.10.60.60.9
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)249.60300.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)102.00120.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)0.00
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - US dollars (billions)43.753.0254.2121.7110.2
International trade

Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Banking, insurance, financial statistics
International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division
Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Deposit rate (%) (%)6.907.868.340.66
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)17.9417.7017.7017.7024.54
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)17.9417.7017.7017.7021.60280.38681.90848.34948.00
Interest rate - Lending (%)88.2684.6076.2675.30
Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics
World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)51.6
Net ODA - Per capita (US dollars)250.26657.9751.141,022845.7778.561,042
Net ODA - US dollars (millions)2,6157,1188,39611,78510,0499,52213,099
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)0.0053.46105.54229.98415.68535.86391.44262.56226.86
Balance of payments
International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa
Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Capital Account net - US dollars (billions)1.30.50.50.7
Compensation of employees - US dollars (millions)11.973.573.7383.0
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)109.08-95.46-23.34-9.66-43.3210.68-35.88
Current account balance - US dollars (millions)18,750-10,758.0-3,486.0-4,741.1-3,001.1-1,294.01,690
Errors and omissions - US dollars (millions)330.1
Financial Account net - US dollars (millions)-3,941.3169.3
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)966.0-4,758.0264.0-426.0-102.0480.0
Primary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)-1.7-1,916.2-1,039.6-352.8
Secondary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)4,0653,5772,293-707.3
Services Balance - US dollars (millions)-1,992.8-5,773.1-2,637.9-2,178.6
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)-52.80
Trade balance - US dollars (millions)-6,811.21,11190.74,929
Environment
United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Indicator2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)28.8086.40
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)67.80