International statistics Basic indicators: South Sudan

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022631,930
GDP, current prices bn US$20245.4
GDP per capita, current prices US$2024351
GDP (annual change), constant prices %2024-27.6
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %2024128.4
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20209.6
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202036.9
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202053.5
Population 1,000202311,483.4
Population, female % of total202350.8
Population density inhab. per km2202217
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202339.9
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20232.9
Fertility rate, total births per woman20233.86
Life expectancy at birth - men years202354.6
Life expectancy at birth - women years202360.6
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20200
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202373
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number2024118
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number2024387
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants201881
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20171.0
Labour force participation rate %202373.7
Labour force 1,00020235,091
Self-employed persons %202372.1
Unemployment rate %202312.5
Youth unemployment rate %202318.5
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$2016460
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202090.63
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture20208.37
Agricultural land % of land area202244.7
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area20223.9
Forest area % of land area202211.3
Exports of goods and services % of GDP201654.9
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201937
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.28
Primary energy use kg oe per capita202269
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.34
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20230.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202346.6
Internet users per 100 inhab.20209.3
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20230.0
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.20236.6

As at 22 May 2025

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