Expense in Sudan
Sudan: Expense was 9.7% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Expense in Sudan, 1998–2016
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2016, expense in Sudan stood at 9.7%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Sudan peaked at 759.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2016.
That places Sudan 152nd out of 157 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Expense in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 677.3% | — |
| 1999 | 759.0% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -97.9% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 718.1% | 677.3% | 759.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 9.7% | 14.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 149 Zimbabwe 11.0% compare
- 150 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.3% compare
- 151 Niger 10.2%
- 153 Bangladesh 8.3% compare
- 154 Somalia 6.3%
- 155 Lebanon 6.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Sudan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.1 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -71.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 6.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -59.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 14,390 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 29.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.77 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Sudan?
- Expense in Sudan was 9.7% in 2016, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 759.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2016.
- How does Sudan rank for expense?
- Sudan ranks 152nd out of 157 countries with data for 2016.
- Is expense rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.