South Sudan
- Capital
- Juba
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 12.2 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in South Sudan rose 91.4% in 2024, faster than in most countries.
- 12.4% of South Sudan's labour force had no job in 2023, a higher share than in most countries.
- South Sudan had 12.2 million people in 2025: about 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 80th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- South Sudan had a current account surplus of 7.9% of GDP in 2023, higher than in most countries.
Inflation
2024Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2009
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| Year | South Sudan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91.4% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | −6.7% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 187.9% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 380.0% | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | 1.4% |
Unemployment
2023Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | South Sudan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.4% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | 5.9% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | 6.4% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | 6.6% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | South Sudan |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.2 million |
| 2024 | 11.9 million |
| 2023 | 11.5 million |
| 2022 | 11.0 million |
| 2021 | 10.9 million |
| 2020 | 10.7 million |
| 2019 | 10.4 million |
| 2018 | 10.1 million |
| 2017 | 10.3 million |
| 2016 | 10.8 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2014
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| Year | South Sudan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.9% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −11.2% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −0.1% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −35.1% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −4.2% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −9.0% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −5.8% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −4.2% | −2.8% |
| 2014 | −5.7% | −3.1% |
No recent World Bank figure for South Sudan: economic growth, gdp per person, government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show South Sudan since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.