General government final consumption expenditure in Sudan
Sudan: General government final consumption expenditure was 6.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Sudan, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 6.0% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,192.3% on the previous year and up 300.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Sudan peaked at 40.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -27.1%, in 2023.
Sudan ranks 42nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Sudan, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.5% | — |
| 1962 | 13.8% | +111.2% |
| 1963 | 7.4% | -46.3% |
| 1964 | 14.2% | +91.9% |
| 1965 | 17.0% | +19.8% |
| 1966 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.6% | -78.7% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | -30.5% |
| 1969 | -0.9% | -133.9% |
| 1970 | 3.6% | -521.5% |
| 1971 | -6.2% | -273.8% |
| 1972 | -12.0% | +92.1% |
| 1973 | -8.2% | -31.2% |
| 1974 | -1.6% | -80.3% |
| 1975 | 6.8% | -522.5% |
| 1976 | 7.3% | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -70.0% |
| 1978 | -3.6% | -266.2% |
| 1979 | 13.3% | -463.3% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | -11.2% | -182.2% |
| 1982 | -19.3% | +72.2% |
| 1983 | -6.0% | -68.9% |
| 1984 | -2.7% | -55.2% |
| 1985 | 23.5% | -972.1% |
| 1986 | 18.1% | -23.0% |
| 1987 | -9.6% | -152.8% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -116.7% |
| 1989 | -2.5% | -259.0% |
| 1990 | -20.8% | +716.9% |
| 1991 | 29.5% | -242.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -99.4% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +1886.2% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | +91.0% |
| 1995 | -1.2% | -117.2% |
| 1996 | -11.6% | +833.7% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | -172.9% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +142.6% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | -63.6% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +248.8% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -51.6% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -37.4% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | -3.0% | -133.3% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -798.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -78.9% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +678.3% |
| 2012 | -20.0% | -149.7% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -150.0% |
| 2014 | -5.0% | -150.0% |
| 2015 | -3.0% | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -202.7% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | -1.2% | -142.9% |
| 2019 | -6.5% | +441.7% |
| 2020 | -8.8% | +35.4% |
| 2021 | -9.6% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -119.9% |
| 2023 | -27.1% | -1526.3% |
| 2024 | -0.6% | -98.0% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | -1192.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | -0.9% | 17.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | -12.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | -19.3% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | -20.8% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | -3.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -20.0% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.3% | -27.1% | 6.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0806 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 93.91 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.0609 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 70.95 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -18.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Sudan?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Sudan was 6.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.1% in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Sudan ranks 42nd out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.