Countries / Sub-Saharan Africa

South Sudan

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Juba119,717 observations

Population

12.19M

world rank #80 / 217

GDP

12B

world rank #133 / 186

GDP / capita

—

world rank —

Life expectancy

57.7

world rank #214 / 217

Governance

580 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile6.1#202 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile9.1#203 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile40.4#182 Rule of Law0-100 percentile23#205

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Economy

1,101 indicators

GDPcurrent US$12B#133 GDP growth%-10.8%#209 Inflation%91.4%#173 Unemployment% labor force12.4%#162

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Trade

77 indicators

Merchandise exportscurrent US$955M#156 Merchandise importscurrent US$1.27B#174 Exports of goods & services% GDP36.7%#82 Imports of goods & services% GDP28.9%#145

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,232 indicators

Life expectancyyears57.7#214 Infant mortalityper 1k births71.9#149 Maternal mortalityper 100k692#114 Health spending% GDP11.6%#11

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,167 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross122.1%#8 Education spending% GDP1.6%#157 Adult literacy%26.8%#32 Primary enrollment% gross98.4%#75

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

418 indicators

Populationpeople12.19M#80 Population growth%2%#48 Urban population%21.7%#199 Fertility ratebirths/woman3.8#32

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

243 indicators

Electricity access% pop5.4%#81 Renewable energy share%32.4%#70 Forest area% land11.3%#157 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita47.9#147

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

204 indicators

Electricity access, rural% rural pop0.7%#81 Electricity access, urban% urban pop22.8%#65 Energy use per capitakg oil eq.68.7#149 Electricity from coal% of output0%#1

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

232 indicators

Terrestrial protected areas% land area15.4%#98 Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources2.5%#52 Capture fisheries productiontonnes55,000#100

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Agriculture

223 indicators

Agricultural land% land area44.9%#78 Cereal yieldkg per hectare983.6#161 Aquaculture productiontonnes34#164 Food production index2014-16 = 100114.8#61

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

44 indicators

Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people46.6#171 Secure internet serversper 1M people5.3#210 Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0#163

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

791 indicators

Gini indexindex44#60 Extreme poverty% pop76.5%#51 Internet users% pop6.7%#187 Homicide rateper 100k14#124

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Risk

341 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths771#32 INFORM risk score0-108.5#65 Hazard & exposure0-107.4#63 Vulnerability0-108.9#67

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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