General government final consumption expenditure in Sudan
Sudan: General government final consumption expenditure was 17.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Sudan stood at 17.9%.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 189.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Sudan peaked at 21.8% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1994.
Sudan ranks 80th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.7% | — |
| 1961 | 10.5% | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 11.3% | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 12.6% | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 14.3% | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 15.6% | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 19.2% | +23.6% |
| 1967 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 21.0% | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 21.8% | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 21.0% | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 19.2% | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 18.0% | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 16.1% | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 14.1% | -12.7% |
| 1975 | 13.0% | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 12.1% | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 12.0% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 15.9% | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 13.0% | -18.2% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | -24.0% |
| 1983 | 9.4% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 9.6% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | +28.2% |
| 1986 | 13.8% | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 12.8% | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | -45.5% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | -16.9% |
| 1991 | 8.7% | +50.4% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +40.1% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -33.9% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +134.1% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +62.9% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.5% | 9.7% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 11.7% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 7.0% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.5% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 11.0% | 17.9% | 6 |
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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 capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -69.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 8.55 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -56.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 18,924 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 21.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0128 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 17.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 1969.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1994.
- How does Sudan rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Sudan ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 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.