Research rules
Data protection law in South Sudan: registration and research permits
What a survey team needs to know about personal data and survey authorization in South Sudan.
Summary for planning; confirm requirements with the regulator before fieldwork.
Status
no law identified
Data protection law
none identified
Survey permits
National statistics office
Note
No census, no DHS/MICS, and no data protection law as of retrieval date.
South Sudan research rules: common questions
Is there a data protection law in South Sudan?
none identified.
Do I need a permit to run a survey in South Sudan?
NBS authorization required under the Statistics and Census Act 2015; conflict conditions restrict fieldwork.
Sources: the regulator and statistics office pages linked above, retrieved 10 Oct 2026. See our methods.