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General Information

Region		Northern Africa
Population (000, 2021)		44 909^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2021)		25.4^a
Capital city		Khartoum
Capital city pop. (000, 2021)		5 677.9^b
UN membership date		12-Nov-56
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		99.9^a
National currency		Sudanese Pound (SDG)
Exchange rate (per US$)		55^c

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	54 735	83 933	34 895^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	8.3	4	1.3^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	1 584.4	2 157.5	815.1^b
Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)	42.6	32	20.2^b
Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)	14.1	16.3	21.9^b
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)	43.4	51.8	57.9^b
Employment in agriculture^d (% of employed)	45.6	41.5	39.7^c
Employment in industry^d (% of employed)	14.7	16.8	15.9^c
Employment in services^d (% employed)	39.8	41.7	44.4^c
Unemployment^d (% of labour force)	15.2	17.3	16.6^c
Labour force participation rate^d (female/male pop. %)	28.1 / 71.3	28.6 / 69.2	29.1 / 68.1^c
CPI: Consumer Price Index^d (2010=100)	100	350	3 539^c
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	...	92	116^b
International trade: exports^e (million current US$)	...	5 588	5 912^d,c
International trade: imports^e (million current US$)	...	8 413	10 808^d,c
International trade: balance^e (million current US$)	...	- 2 826	- 4 896^d,c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	- 1 725	- 5 461	- 5 215^b

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rate^f (average annual %)	2.2	2.4	2.4^c
Urban population (% of total population)	33.1	33.9	34.9^b
Urban population growth rate^f (average annual %)	2.3	2.8	...
Fertility rate, total^f (live births per woman)	5	4.8	4.4^c
Life expectancy at birth^f (females/males, years)	63.5 / 59.8	65.5 / 62.1	66.8 / 63.1^c
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	43.0 / 5.1	41.5 / 5.4	39.5 / 5.7^a
International migrant stock^g (000/% of total pop.)	618.7 / 1.8	620.5 / 1.6	1 379.1 / 3.1^c
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	1 951.5^h	2 767.9	2 963.6^c
Infant mortality rate^f (per 1 000 live births)	53.2	47.8	42.9^c
Health: Current expenditure^d (% of GDP)	5.1ⁱ	7.2	4.5^j
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	0.3^k	0.4	0.3^l
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	2.2^m	...	...
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	67.8 / 75.6	69.8 / 76.4	76.1 / 81.7^j
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	39.4 / 45.5	45.3 / 46.0	46.3 / 45.4^j
Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	31.5 / 34.0	40.3 / 38.2	40.6 / 37.6^j
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	5.1^k	...	...
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	...	24.3	27.7^b

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Individuals using the Internet^d (per 100 inhabitants)	16.7	26.6	30.9^l
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.3^d,n	...	...
Threatened species (number)	112	123	165
Forested area (% of land area)	...	908.8^d	878.6^j
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	15.1 / 0.3	16.4 / 0.4	18.6 / 0.4^j
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	...	461	404^j
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	...	13	13^j
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^o (000)	495	741	836^j
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	9.1	9.1	17.8^c
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	3.52	1.33	8.4^b

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		2019
c		2020
d		Estimate.
e		Data up to 2011 refer to former Sudan (including South Sudan) and data beginning 2012 is attributed to Sudan without South Sudan.
f		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
g		Including refugees.
h		Data as at the end of December.
i		Including South Sudan.
j		2018
k		2008
l		2017
m		2009
n		2005
o		Including nationals residing abroad.