South Sudan economy: GDP, investment, trade and remittances
How large the South Sudan economy is and how fast it is growing, who invests in it, what it sells and buys, how much its citizens abroad send home, who it owes and what it holds in reserve. The latest published year is shown with each figure.
South Sudan economy snapshot: GDP, growth and income per person
South Sudan's GDP was US$12.0 billion in 2015, after real growth of -10.8%.
GDP
Current US dollars.
Real GDP growth
Annual change, per cent. Red bars are contractions.
GDP per person
Current US dollars.
Source: World Bank, 2015. Method
Who invests in South Sudan and in what
Direct investment by investing country
No inward direct investment by investing country figures for South Sudan are not published by IMF, so none are shown.
What South Sudan sells and buys
Mineral fuels and oils was 99% of exports in 2025.
South Sudan sold the most to Malaysia, 37% of exports in 2025.
Exports by product, 2025
Tile area follows value. Each tile is a customs chapter of the Harmonized System; hover for the full name.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
Top buyers, 2025
Share of South Sudan's exports.
Top suppliers, 2025
Share of South Sudan's imports.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
What South Sudan buys, 2025
The 8 largest product chapters in imports.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
Trade balance of goods
Exports minus imports. Red bars are years when imports were larger. A year is left out when either side is not published.
Source: UN Comtrade, 2025. Method
Remittances against foreign direct investment in South Sudan
Foreign direct investment net inflows were negative in 2016, 2019 and 2023: more investment left South Sudan than came in.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Remittances and investment as a share of GDP
The same two flows measured against the size of the economy.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Who South Sudan owes
External debt stock by type of creditor. Creditor types cover public and publicly guaranteed debt; the grey part is the rest of the total external debt stock. A creditor type with no published figure is not shown.
No external debt by creditor figures for South Sudan are not published by the World Bank, so none are shown.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Reserves and months of import cover
Total reserves including gold, and how many months of imports they cover.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
Aid received by South Sudan
Net official development assistance and official aid received.
Source: World Bank, 2026. Method
More on South Sudan
World Bank data pages for South Sudan: GDP, GDP growth, GDP per person, remittances, foreign direct investment, reserves, months of imports, external debt, debt by creditor, aid. UN Comtrade: trade data.