Country profile
South Sudan
Africa · Capital: Juba · Currency: South Sudanese pound (SSP)
South Sudan is a country in Africa, with its capital at Juba. It has a GDP of $12B (2015), a population of 12.2M (2025), a GDP per capita of $1,080.
- GDP
- $12B
- GDP per capita
- $1,080
- Population
- 12.2M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $1,155
2015
2015
2025 · #80 of 216
2015
Economy
- GDP
- $12B2015
- GDP per capita
- $1,0802015
- GDP growth
- -10.79%2015
- Inflation
- 91.44%2024 · #173
- Unemployment
- 12.37%2023
- Population
- 12.2M2025 · #80
- GDP (PPP)
- $12.83B2015
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $1,1552015
- Gini index
- 44.02016 · #142
- Government debt
- 57.3%2026 · #105
People
- Median age
- 18.7 yrs2024 · #215
- Fertility rate
- 3.8 children/woman2024 · #32
- Urbanization
- 21.7%2025 · #209
- Net migration
- +6,145/yr2025 · #50
- Life expectancy
- 57.7 yrs2024 · #213
- HDI
- 0.3882023 · #193
- Homicide rate
- 14.0 per 100k2012 · #153
Money
- Corporate tax
- 30%2024 · #27
Figures
- Internet users
- 6.7%2019
- Area
- 619,745 km²#45
- Population density
- 20 /km²2025 · #188
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 42 destinations2026 · #183
- Corruption index
- 8/1002024 · #181
- Military spending
- 2.0%2024 · #60
- Renewable energy
- 32.4%2021 · #76