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South Sudan GDP (2026)

IMF (2026)

Nominal (current) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of South Sudan is $6.07 billion ($6,069,000,000) as of 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The GDP growth rate in 2026 is 4.1%, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
GDP per Capita in South Sudan (with a population of 12,436,037 people) is $488 in 2026, an increase of $18 from $470 in 2025; this represents a change of 3.8% in GDP per capita.

GDP Change (%)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of South Sudan

Year GDP Nominal (Current USD) GDP Growth GDP per capita Pop. Change
2026 $6,069,000,000 4.1% $488 2.03%
2025 $5,733,000,000 46.1% $470 2.05%
2024 $4,637,000,000 −26.1% $388 4.01%
2023 $7,401,000,000 3.0% $644 4.19%
2022 $7,533,000,000 −5.2% $683 1.43%
2021 $5,940,000,000 5.3% $547 1.56%
2020 $5,423,000,000 −6.5% $507 2.64%
2019 $4,044,000,000 0.9% $388 2.97%
2018 $2,559,000,000 −2.1% $253 −1.33%
2017 $2,736,000,000 −5.8% $267 −5.27%
2016 $2,825,000,000 −13.3% $261 −2.5%
2015 $15,082,000,000 −0.2% $1,358 −1.13%
2014 $14,608,000,000 1.6% $1,300 0.62%
2013 $14,947,000,000 27.3% $1,339 3.81%
2012 $11,267,000,000 −50.3% $1,047 4.55%
2011 $17,340,000,000 $1,685 5.56%
Year GDP PPP GDP PPP per Capita PPP Per Capita Change Pop. Change
2026 $19,157,000,000 $1,540 5% 2.03%
2025 $17,883,000,000 $1,467 47.2% 2.05%
2024 $11,903,000,000 $997 −27.2% 4.01%
2023 $15,726,000,000 $1,369 2.5% 4.19%
2022 $14,726,000,000 $1,336 0.1% 1.43%
2021 $14,500,000,000 $1,334 65.6% 1.56%
2020 $8,622,000,000 $806 7.7% 2.64%
2019 $7,797,000,000 $748 24.4% 2.97%
2018 $6,088,000,000 $601 −26.2% −1.33%
2017 $8,360,000,000 $815 1.2% −5.27%
2016 $8,718,000,000 $805 −10.2% −2.5%
2015 $9,961,000,000 $897 1.9% −1.13%
2014 $9,892,000,000 $880 2.7% 0.62%
2013 $9,574,000,000 $857 24.7% 3.81%
2012 $7,396,000,000 $688 −51.6% 4.55%
2011 $14,616,000,000 $1,421 5.56%
Year GDP Nominal (Current USD) GDP Real (Constant, Inflation Adjusted) Pop. Change
2015 $11,997,800,760 $11,997,800,760 −1.13%
2014 $13,962,212,847 $13,449,448,811 0.62%
2013 $18,426,469,017 $13,010,519,614 3.81%
2012 $11,931,472,169 $11,500,530,835 4.55%
2011 $14,907,308,933 $21,329,717,233 5.56%
2010 $14,602,072,411 $22,367,646,895 5.44%
2009 $12,231,264,525 $21,202,884,179 4.83%
2008 $14,586,253,383 $20,185,217,786 5.11%

South Sudan GDP Projections (IMF)

Year GDP Nominal (Current USD) GDP Growth GDP per capita Pop. Change
2027 $6,826,000,000 3.3% $538 2.02%
2028 $7,161,000,000 3.6% $553 2%
2029 $7,488,000,000 3.5% $567 1.98%
2030 $7,841,000,000 3.8% $583 1.97%
2031 $8,144,000,000 3.0% $593 1.99%
Year GDP PPP GDP PPP per Capita PPP Per Capita Change Pop. Change
2027 $20,230,000,000 $1,595 −3.2% 2.02%
2028 $21,310,000,000 $1,647 −3.2% 2%
2029 $22,444,000,000 $1,701 −3.5% 1.98%
2030 $23,721,000,000 $1,763 −2.8% 1.97%
2031 $24,883,000,000 $1,813 1.99%

Sources:

IMF, World Economic Outlook (April 2026).
World Bank
National Accounts Data – United Nations Statistics Division
World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision – United Nations Population Division

See Also:

GDP by Country
GDP per Capita by Country
What is GDP?
Population of South Sudan