| Economic indicators | 
            
          
    
        
            | GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 
            2014 | 
            81894 | 
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            | GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 
            2010 | 
            53945 | 
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            | GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 
            2005 | 
            ... | 
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            | GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2005 prices) | 
            2014 | 
            3.1 | 
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            | GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2005 prices) | 
            2010 | 
            6.9 | 
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            | GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2005 prices) | 
            2005 | 
            ... | 
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            | GDP per capita (current US$) | 
            2014 | 
            2081.2 | 
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            | GDP per capita (current US$) | 
            2010 | 
            1493.7 | 
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            | GDP per capita (current US$) | 
            2005 | 
            ... | 
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            | Economy: Agriculture (% of GVA) | 
            2014 | 
            32.2 | 
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            | Economy: Agriculture (% of GVA) | 
            2010 | 
            42.9 | 
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            | Economy: Agriculture (% of GVA) | 
            2005 | 
            ... | 
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            | Economy: Industry (% of GVA) | 
            2014 | 
            21.9 | 
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            | Economy: Industry (% of GVA) | 
            2010 | 
            13.7 | 
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            | Economy: Industry (% of GVA) | 
            2005 | 
            ... | 
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            | Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 
            2014 | 
            45.9 | 
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            | Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 
            2010 | 
            43.4 | 
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            | Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 
            2005 | 
            ... | 
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            | Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) | 
            2014 | 
            44.6 | 
            2011.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) | 
            2010 | 
            ... | 
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            | Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) | 
            2005 | 
            ... | 
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            | Employment: Industry (% of employed) | 
            2014 | 
            15.3 | 
            2011.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Employment: Industry (% of employed) | 
            2010 | 
            ... | 
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            | Employment: Industry (% of employed) | 
            2005 | 
            ... | 
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            | Employment: Services and other (% of employed) | 
            2014 | 
            40.1 | 
            2011.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Employment: Services and other (% of employed) | 
            2010 | 
            ... | 
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            | Employment: Services and other (% of employed) | 
            2005 | 
            ... | 
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            | Unemployment (% of labour force) | 
            2014 | 
            13.3 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Unemployment (% of labour force) | 
            2010 | 
            13.0 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Unemployment (% of labour force) | 
            2005 | 
            14.0 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) | 
            2014 | 
            24.2/72.1 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) | 
            2010 | 
            23.2/72.9 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) | 
            2005 | 
            24.5/73.9 | 
            Estimate.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | 
            2014 | 
            -4852 | 
            Break in the time series.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | 
            2010 | 
            -1725 | 
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            | Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | 
            2005 | 
            -2473 | 
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            | Major trading partners (% of exports) | 
            2015 | 
            ... | 
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            | Major trading partners (% of imports) | 
            2015 | 
            ... | 
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                | Social indicators | 
            
          
    
        
            | Population growth rate (average annual %) | 
            2010-2015 | 
            2.2 | 
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            | Urban population (%) | 
            2015 | 
            33.8 | 
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            | Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 
            2010-2015 | 
            2.5 | 
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            | Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 
            2010-2015 | 
            4.5 | 
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            | Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 
            2010-2015 | 
            64.6/61.6 | 
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            | Total dependency ratio (Pop. aged 0-14 & 65+ per 100 pop. 15-64) | 
            2015 | 
            78 | 
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            | International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) | 
            mid-2015 | 
            503.5/1.3 | 
            Including refugees.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) | 
            2014 | 
            684 | 
            Including nationals residing abroad.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR | 
            mid-2015 | 
            2767909 | 
            IDP figure in Sudan includes 77,300 people who are in an IDP-like situation.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) | 
            2010-2015 | 
            53 | 
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            | Health: Total expenditure (% of GDP) | 
            2014 | 
            8.4 | 
            Data revision. Estimates should be viewed with caution as these are derived from scarce data.     | 
        
    
    
        
            | Education: Primary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 
            2014 | 
            66.7/74.1 | 
            2013.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Education: Secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 
            2014 | 
            41.5/43.9 | 
            2013.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Education: Tertiary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 
            2014 | 
            17.9/16.0 | 
            2013.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 
            2014 | 
            6.5 | 
            2012.      | 
        
    
    
        
            | Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 
            2016 | 
            30.5 | 
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