Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 2.35 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in South Sudan, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in South Sudan is 2.35 million SLC per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 74.7% on the previous year and up 59,809.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 2.35 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 million SLC per person, in 2015.
That places South Sudan 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | — |
| 2009 | 0.0029 million SLC per person | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.005 million SLC per person | +41.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | -51.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | +38.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 million SLC per person | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | -41.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0141 million SLC per person | +516.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0396 million SLC per person | +179.9% |
| 2018 | 0.113 million SLC per person | +185.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2492 million SLC per person | +120.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2812 million SLC per person | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3907 million SLC per person | +39.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9023 million SLC per person | +131.0% |
| 2023 | 1.35 million SLC per person | +49.1% |
| 2024 | 2.35 million SLC per person | +74.7% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 2.35 million SLC per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5527 million SLC per person, 4.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 2.35 million SLC per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 4.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in South Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +516.3% | 0.0023 million SLC per person | 0.0141 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0032 million SLC per person | 0.0029 million SLC per person | 0.0034 million SLC per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0437 million SLC per person | 0.0023 million SLC per person | 0.2492 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million SLC per person | 0.2812 million SLC per person | 2.35 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 28 Myanmar 2.77 million SLC per person compare
- 29 French Polynesia 2.59 million SLC per person compare
- 30 Madagascar 2.47 million SLC per person compare
- 32 Angola 2.14 million SLC per person compare
- 33 Cote d'Ivoire 1.63 million SLC per person compare
- 34 Congo 1.39 million SLC per person compare
More economy & growth data for South Sudan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2015)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 1,080 units per person (2015)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2015)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 3,893 current LCU per person (2015)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -10.79 % change on previous year (2015)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2015)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 29.9 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in South Sudan?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in South Sudan was 2.35 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 million SLC per person in 2015.
- How does South Sudan rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59,809.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.