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South Sudan: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 91.4% (2024), 4th of 180 in the world and 3rd of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GDP deflator is 17.7% (2015). Lending rate is 14.3% (2025), 35th of 136 in the world and 16th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Prices & public finance: South Sudan in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 91.4%2024 | 4/180 | 3/44 | · | 1.2% | 29.7% | +89.8 ppsince 2014 | 3.4% | 4.4% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 17.7%2015 | — | — | · | 12.9% | · | — | 4.1% | 6.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 14.3%2025 | 35/136 | 16/36 | · | 12.0%2012 | 16.1% | +0.5 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | -55.0%2025 | 135/136 | 36/36 | · | -23.5%2012 | 14.6% | −51.7 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 2,163.102024 | 18/210 | 7/47 | · | 2.992011 | 165.91 | +73,226%since 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 3.2%2025 | 167/169 | 42/42 | · | 0.5%2011 | 1.9% | +0.9 ppsince 2015 | 31.7% | 12.6% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 21.0%2025 | 139/146 | 36/42 | · | 11.0%2011 | 26.4% | −18.4 ppsince 2015 | 42.6% | 22.6% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 0.22023 | 163/165 | 32/32 | · | · | 0.5 | — | 6.1 | 3.3 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 3.42%2025 | 19/156 | 2/45 | · | 4.14% | 1.87% | −5.2 ppsince 2015 | 1.13% | 1.57% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+89.8 pp91.4% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
South Sudan and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with South Sudan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | South Sudan | Ethiopia | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kenya | Sudan | Uganda |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 91.4%2024 | 13.2%2025 | 2.9%2016 | 4.1%2025 | 138.8%2022 | 3.6%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 17.7%2015 | 16.7%2025 | 7.8%2025 | 3.5%2025 | 65.9%2025 | 5.2%2025 |
| Lending rate | 14.3%2025 | 8.0%2008 | 24.1%2025 | 16.6%2024 | — | 19.8%2018 |
| Real interest rate | -55.0%2025 | -17.1%2008 | 15.1%2025 | 13.0%2024 | — | 14.7%2018 |
| Exchange rate | 2,163.102024 | 82.602024 | 2,693.242025 | 129.302025 | 546.762022 | 3,602.992025 |
| Private credit | 3.2%2025 | 17.7%2008 | 11.3%2023 | 29.4%2025 | 5.6%2022 | 14.3%2024 |
| Broad money | 21.0%2025 | 34.0%2008 | 17.6%2025 | 38.3%2025 | 31.9%2020 | 22.3%2025 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 0.22023 | 1.82024 | 1.72023 | 4.62025 | 0.22017 | 2.32024 |
| Military spending | 3.42%2025 | 0.49%2025 | 1.38%2025 | 1.07%2025 | 0.93%2021 | 1.96%2025 |