Indicators of economy in Sudan
The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product. So the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2020 was at about 10.915 US Dollar per capita. In contrast, the GDP in Sudan reached 486 US dollars per inhabitant, or 21.33 bn US Dollar in the whole country. Sudan is one of the smaller economies and is currently ranked 112. If this is calculated per inhabitant taking into account the purchasing power parity, then Sudan is in the list of the world's richest countries in place 152.Inflation in Sudan was in 2020 at around 150.32%. Within the EU, the average in the same year was 2.62%. In the United States, it was most recently 4.70%.
Compared with the USA, prices for daily consumer goods are around 100.0% lower.
The Corruption Perceptions Index for the public sector counts 67 and is compared to other countries moderate.
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Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020
The consequences of the Covid pandemic in 2020 were considerable in Sudan. Overall, gross domestic product in 2020 fell from 26.16 billion US Dollar auf 21.33 billion US Dollar. With a large drop of 18.45 percent, the economy in Sudan has struggled significantly more than other countries. The unemployment rate rose from 17.7 to 19.6 percent. The consumer inflation rate has risen from 51.0% previously to 150.3% now.Unemployment rates in percent 1991 - 2021
Economic performance 2020
Sudan Total | Sudan per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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GDP | 21.33 bn USD | 486.42 USD | 15,291.93 tn USD | 29,692.11 USD |
Gross national product | 23.38 bn USD | 533.21 USD | 15,330.84 tn USD | 29,767.66 USD |
Development of the Gross domestic product in billion US Dollar 1960 - 2020
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› Development of inflation
› Corruption in Sudan
› Cost of living in a global comparison
Im- and Exports 2020
Sudan Total | Sudan per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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Imports | 10.52 bn USD | 239.90 USD | 7,340.01 bn USD | 14,251.98 USD |
Exports | 5.07 bn USD | 115.52 USD | 7,939.04 bn USD | 15,415.11 USD |
Development of imports and exports in billion US dollars 1977 - 2020
Exports
Imports