Investment share of GDP in South Sudan

Investment in South Sudan was equal to 5.8% of GDP in 2015. The value for 2015 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2008.

The latest value for South Sudan is for 2015. Most countries have figures for 2024.
South Sudan, 2015 5.8% % of GDP
Change from 2014 −2.2percentage points 2014: 8.0%
World, 2015 25.9% Official aggregate

Investment share of GDP in South Sudan over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period South SudanWorld
2024 – 26.3%
2023 – 26.7%
2022 – 27.5%
2021 – 27.2%
2020 – 26.5%
2019 – 26.6%
2018 – 26.7%
2017 – 26.1%
2016 – 25.7%
2015 5.8% 25.9%
2014 8.0% 25.9%
2013 11.4% 25.6%
2012 7.1% 25.5%
2011 9.5% 25.3%
2010 10.3% 24.6%
2009 13.7% 23.4%
2008 13.8% 25.5%
2007 – 25.5%
2006 – 25.0%
2005 – 24.5%
2004 – 24.1%
2003 – 23.4%
2002 – 23.3%
2001 – 23.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.2 percentage points from 8.0% in 2014.
  • Since 2008, when it was 13.8%, the figure has changed by −8.0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2015 was 25.9%.

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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
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · 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