Economic Indicators for South Sudan


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance13.61-11.7313.61-35.05Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index21,563.1921,061.3422,570.7194.13
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )2.38-6.69380.00-6.69Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate16.3616.2918.6610.13%
Interest rates-20.46-49.9661.88-77.56Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )168.0489.86172.2189.86
Human Capital Index0.310.310.310.30Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered1,765.00759.004,459.00333.00Number
Time required to start a business13.0013.0014.0013.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse131.00131.00131.00124.00Days
Armed forces Personnel53,000.00185,000.00210,000.0053,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services36.6538.3966.089.74Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services28.9026.2441.0726.24Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP12141812USD Billions
GDP Growth-10.793.3713.13-46.08Percentage (%)
Physicians0.040.000.040.04Per 1,000 people
Labor force4,883,024.004,595,855.004,883,024.001,883,252.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education6.440.006.446.44Percentage (%)
Fertility rate4.344.478.014.34Total
Population1211124Thousands