IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita was 20.18 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in South Sudan, 2012–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 20.18 units per person for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 24.3 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.32 units per person, in 2014.
That places South Sudan 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.69 units per person | — |
| 2013 | 8.37 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 8.32 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.07 units per person | +33.1% |
| 2016 | 22.71 units per person | +105.1% |
| 2017 | 23.98 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 24.3 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 23.6 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 22.99 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 22.64 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 22.32 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 21.42 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 20.6 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 20.18 units per person | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, 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 | +105.1% | 11.07 units per person | 22.71 units per person |
| 2015 | +33.1% | 8.32 units per person | 11.07 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.38 units per person | 8.32 units per person | 24.3 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.69 units per person | 20.18 units per person | 22.99 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More economy & growth data for South Sudan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -10.79 % change on previous year (2015)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2015)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,080 constant 2015 US$ per person (2015)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate -10.79 % change on previous year (2015)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -42.4 % change on previous year (2015)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5655 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in South Sudan?
- Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in South Sudan was 20.18 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.32 units per person in 2014.
- How does South Sudan rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR International Monetary Fund
- 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
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.