| Region | Eastern Africa | |
| Population (000, 2024) | 11 943a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2024) | 21.2a | |
| Capital city | Juba | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2024) | 385.8c | |
| UN membership date | 14 July 2011 | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 96.8a | |
| National currency | S. Sudanese Pound (SSP)b | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 668.7d |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 6 231 | 4 207 | 4 616d |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 6.9 | -3.4 | 0.5d |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 556.6 | 396.6 | 423d |
| Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added) | 4.2 | 6 | 2.8d |
| Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added) | 45 | 39.6 | 62.5d |
| Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 50.9 | 54.4 | 34.7d |
| Employment in agriculturee (% of employed) | 60.4 | 61 | 60.3d |
| Employment in industrye (% of employed) | 14.5 | 13.4 | 13.7d |
| Employment in servicese (% employed) | 25.2 | 25.5 | 26d |
| Unemploymente (% of labour force) | 12.4 | 14.4 | 11.8 |
| Labour force participation ratee (female/male pop. %) | 69.8 / 71.8 | 69.4 / 70.3 | 70.4 / 71.2 |
| CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100) | 332 | 20 423 | 21 563f |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 100 | 107 | 115d |
| International trade: exportse (million current US$) | 2 193 | 783 | 631f |
| International trade: importse (million current US$) | 535 | 1 000 | 1 286f |
| International trade: balancee (million current US$) | 1 658 | -216 | -655f |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | -500 | - 1 718 | -597d |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | -0.1 | 2.6 | 2.1a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 18.9 | 19.9c | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 4.4g | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 42.9 / 36.9 | 60.5 / 54.8 | 60.7 / 54.8a |
| Population age distributionh (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 43.1 / 4.1 | 42.4 / 4.5 | 38.9 / 5.0a |
| International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) | 844.1 / 7.9i | 882.3 / 7.9i | ... / ... |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 2 058.5 | 2 091.0 | 1 957.2f |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 244.7 | 99.1 | 98.2a |
| Health: Current expenditurej (% of GDP) | ... | 9.4 | 5.9k |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | ... | ~0.0 | ... |
| Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) | 1.5 | 1.6l | ... |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 59.3 / 83.8 | ... / ... | ... / ... |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 14.7 / 24.8 | ... / ... | ... / ... |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 3.8 / 8.4 | 6.4 / 11.3m | ... / ... |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 14.1n | ... | ... |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 26.5 | 28.5o | 32.4o |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Individuals using the Internete (per 100 inhabitants) | 3 | 9.3 | 12.1d |
| Threatened species (number) | 42 | 61 | 72f |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 41.8 | 11.3 | 11.3k |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 2.0 / 0.2 | 1.7 / 0.2 | 1.8 / 0.2k |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 321 | 359 | 332k |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 3 | 3 | 3k |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 33.6 | 33.6 | 33.6f |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 15.92 | ... | ... |
| Footnotes |
| a | Projected estimate (medium fertility variant). | |
| b | South Sudanese Pound. | |
| c | 2019 | |
| d | 2022 | |
| e | Estimate. | |
| f | 2023 | |
| g | Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year. | |
| h | Calculated by the UN Statistics Division. | |
| i | Including refugees. | |
| j | The country did not exist before 2012 (independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, which corresponds to fiscal year 2011/12, converted in 2012). | |
| k | 2021 | |
| l | 2016 | |
| m | 2018 | |
| n | 2012 | |
| o | Data are as at 1 January of reporting year. |