Sudan Economic Statistics and Indicators

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Economic Indicators For: Sudan › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Sudanese Pound, SDG
Year of data: 2015 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed: 34
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2019
Date of Last Update: 17th March 2015
Population: 35,482,233 (July 2014 est.)
Area: total: 1,861,484 sq km ; land: NA ; water: NA
Natural Resources: petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold; hydropower
Capital: name: Khartoum ; geographic coordinates: 15 36 N, 32 32 E ; time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Sudan is an extremely poor country that has experienced protracted social conflict, civil war, and, in July 2011, the loss of three-quarters of its oil production due to the secession of South Sudan. The oil sector had driven much of Sudan's GDP growth since 1999. For nearly a decade, the economy boomed on the back of rising oil production, high oil prices, and significant inflows of foreign direct investment. Since the economic shock of South Sudan's secession, Sudan has struggled to stabilize its economy and make up for the loss of foreign exchange earnings. The interruption of oil production in South Sudan in 2012 for over a year and the consequent loss of oil transit fees further exacerbated the fragile state of Sudan’s economy. Sudan is also subject to comprehensive US sanctions. Sudan is attempting to develop non-oil sources of revenues, such as gold mining, while carrying out an austerity program to reduce expenditures. The world’s largest exporter of gum Arabic, Sudan produces 75-80% of the world’s total output. Agriculture continues to employ 80% of the work force. Sudan introduced a new currency, still called the Sudanese pound, following South Sudan's secession, but the value of the currency has fallen since its introduction. Khartoum formally devalued the currency in June 2012, when it passed austerity measures that included gradually repealing fuel subsidies. Sudan also faces rising inflation, which reached 47% on an annual basis in November 2012, but subsided to 25% in 2013. Ongoing conflicts in Southern Kordofan, Darfur, and the Blue Nile states, lack of basic infrastructure in large areas, and reliance by much of the population on subsistence agriculture keep close to half of the population at or below the poverty line.
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GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Sudan in year 2015 is SDG 108.918 Billion.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Sudan in year 2015 is 3.5 %.

GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Sudan in year 2015 is SDG 504.363 Billion.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Sudan in year 2015 is US$ 83.612 Billion.

GDP Deflator for Sudan in year 2015 is 463.067 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100).

GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Sudan in year 2015 is SDG 2,833.80 .

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Sudan in year 2015 is SDG 13,122.42 .

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Sudan in year 2015 is US$ 2,175.40 .

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Sudan in year 2015 is US$ 166.957 Billion.

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Sudan in year 2015 is US$ 4,343.84 .

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Sudan in year 2015 is 0.147 %.

Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Sudan in year 2015 is 3.021 .

Investment (% of GDP) for Sudan in year 2015 is 17.262 %.

Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Sudan in year 2015 is 9.539 %.

Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Sudan in year 2015 is 502.526 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Sudan in year 2015 is 16.91 %.

Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Sudan in year 2015 is 527.589 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Sudan in year 2015 is 12.582 %.

Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Sudan in year 2015 is 21.078 %.

Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Sudan in year 2015 is 21.078 %.

Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Sudan in year 2015 is -0.993 %.

Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Sudan in year 2015 is -0.993 %.

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Sudan in year 2015 is 21.6 %.

Population for Sudan in year 2015 is 38.435 Million .

General government revenue (National Currency) for Sudan in year 2015 is SDG 54.427 Billions.

General government revenue (% of GDP) for Sudan in year 2015 is 10.791 %.

General government total expenditure (National Currency) for Sudan in year 2015 is SDG 62.942 Billions.

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Sudan in year 2015 is 12.479 %.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency) for Sudan in year 2015 is SDG -8.515 Billions.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) for Sudan in year 2015 is -1.688 %.

Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current Prices for Sudan in year 2015 is SDG 504.363 Billions.

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Sudan in year 2015 is US$ -6.457 Billion.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Sudan in year 2015 is -7.723 %.