GDP per capita in US dollars in South Sudan

GDP per person in South Sudan was US$1,080 in 2015. The value for 2015 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2008.

Measure: GDP per capita in US dollars Unit: Current US dollars per person Data: 2008 to 2015 Source: World Bank
The latest value for South Sudan is for 2015. Most countries have figures for 2025.
South Sudan, 2015 US$1,080 Current US dollars per person
Change from 2014 −13.1% 2014: US$1,243 per person
World, 2015 US$10,192 per person Official aggregate

GDP per capita in US dollars in South Sudan over time

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Current US dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

GDP per capita in US dollars (current US dollars per person), 2001 to 2025
Period South SudanWorld
2025 – US$14,406 per person
2024 – US$13,717 per person
2023 – US$13,314 per person
2022 – US$12,876 per person
2021 – US$12,473 per person
2020 – US$10,999 per person
2019 – US$11,418 per person
2018 – US$11,345 per person
2017 – US$10,784 per person
2016 – US$10,239 per person
2015 US$1,080 per person US$10,192 per person
2014 US$1,243 per person US$10,912 per person
2013 US$1,650 per person US$10,759 per person
2012 US$1,109 per person US$10,598 per person
2011 US$1,449 per person US$10,497 per person
2010 US$1,498 per person US$9,555 per person
2009 US$1,323 per person US$8,827 per person
2008 US$1,654 per person US$9,426 per person
2007 – US$8,685 per person
2006 – US$7,803 per person
2005 – US$7,291 per person
2004 – US$6,818 per person
2003 – US$6,130 per person
2002 – US$5,539 per person
2001 – US$5,404 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −13.1% from US$1,243 per person in 2014.
  • Since 2008, when it was US$1,654 per person, the figure has changed by −34.7%.
  • The figure for the world in 2015 was US$10,192 per person.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2008 to 2015 for South Sudan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices