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South Sudan

63 series · 1800–2025 · Low income · Sub-Saharan Africa

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP2008–202424,184,912 (2024)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD2008–202411,181 (2024)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP2008–202418,052 (2024)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc2008–20241,511 (2024)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD2008–20245,009 (2024)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator2008–2024133,977 (2024)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD2008–2024419.4 (2024)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons2008–202419,713,890 (2024)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP2008–202481.5 (2024)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD2008–20249,114 (2024)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons2008–202417,655,246 (2024)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP2008–202473.0 (2024)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD2008–20248,162 (2024)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons2008–20242,058,646 (2024)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP2008–20248.51 (2024)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD2008–2024951.7 (2024)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv2008–20241,573,811 (2024)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP2008–20246.51 (2024)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD2008–2024727.6 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv2008–20241,573,811 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP2008–20246.51 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD2008–2024727.6 (2024)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports2008–20249,979,668 (2024)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP2008–202441.3 (2024)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD2008–20244,614 (2024)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports2008–20246,925,636 (2024)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP2008–202428.6 (2024)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD2008–20243,202 (2024)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA2011–202412,985,406 (2024)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP2011–202453.7 (2024)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx2008–20242,163 (2024)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD2011–20246,003 (2024)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp2011–20244,582,360 (2024)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp2011–20244,582,360 (2024)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP2011–202418.9 (2024)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp2011–202515,637,820 (2025)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP2011–202526.7 (2025)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev2011–20247,369,535 (2024)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev2011–20247,369,535 (2024)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev2011–202516,809,652 (2025)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP2011–202430.5 (2024)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP2011–202528.7 (2025)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP2011–202411.5 (2024)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP2011–202411.5 (2024)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef2011–20242,787,176 (2024)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP2011–20252.00 (2025)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef2011–20251,171,832 (2025)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP2012–202453.4 (2024)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP2012–202453.4 (2024)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt2012–202412,918,340 (2024)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP2012–202454.3 (2024)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt2012–202413,137,993 (2024)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt2012–202412,918,340 (2024)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef2011–20242,787,176 (2024)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP2011–202418.9 (2024)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP2011–202430.5 (2024)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Short-term interest ratePercentstrate2012–202520.4 (2025)
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM02011–20254,441,901 (2025)
M3Millions of local currencyM32011–20254,605,311 (2025)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI2008–202412,443 (2024)
InflationPercentinfl2009–2024128.4 (2024)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–202512.2 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp200812.2 (2008)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →