Private capital flows, total in Sudan
Sudan: Private capital flows, total was 4.8% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Private capital flows, total in Sudan, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, private capital flows, total in Sudan stood at 4.8%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 48.9% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Sudan ranks 17th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Private capital flows, total in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.3% | — |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -22.1% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +34.6% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -48.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.2% | 12.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.8% | 9.4% | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 430.8 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 818.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 953,389 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1719 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in Sudan?
- Private capital flows, total in Sudan was 4.8% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2011.
- How does Sudan rank for private capital flows, total?
- Sudan ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as part of Private capital flows, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities.