Gross capital formation in Sudan
Sudan: Gross capital formation was 0.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross capital formation in Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Sudan stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.6% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Sudan peaked at 24.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2025.
Sudan ranks 186th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.7% | — |
| 1961 | 14.6% | +36.5% |
| 1962 | 15.0% | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 13.4% | -10.9% |
| 1964 | 13.3% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | +48.2% |
| 1977 | 15.6% | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 13.8% | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 14.2% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 10.7% | -24.7% |
| 1981 | 14.8% | +38.1% |
| 1982 | 17.2% | +16.1% |
| 1983 | 16.1% | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 13.3% | -17.6% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 11.4% | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 12.1% | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | -24.0% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +17.7% |
| 1993 | 15.2% | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | -29.9% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -48.0% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +116.8% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | -25.3% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | +140.6% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +43.2% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -59.5% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -40.1% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -37.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +32.9% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -74.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.4% | 10.7% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 15.8% | 13.8% | 19.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 8.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 5.5% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 20.5% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 9.3% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 0.7% | 5.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 183 South Sudan 5.8% compare
- 184 Djibouti 1.6% compare
- 185 Lebanon 1.4% compare
- 187 Equatorial Guinea -3.7% 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 221.31 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 61.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 45.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 126.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 649.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 756,593 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Sudan?
- Gross capital formation in Sudan was 0.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for gross capital formation?
- Sudan ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.3%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. 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.