Sudan

Sudan's headline indicators are severe. Inflation reached 99.9% and unemployment 61.2% of the labor force. Government gross debt stands at 204.4% of GDP, according to the IMF. The IMF projects GDP will fall to US$36.0 billion by 2030, a change of -40%, which would drop Sudan to 120th.

The economy nonetheless climbed 2 places to 92nd in 2025, between Jordan and Cameroon. US$ GDP rose 21.1% to US$60.2 billion against real growth of +3.1%; the gap was mostly exchange-rate and price effects. US$ GDP remains below its 2008 peak of US$64.8 billion.

Services make up 37.0% of output, industry 33.6% and agriculture 29.4%. Manufacturing accounted for 5.1% of GDP as of 2009. With a population of 51.7 million, GDP per capita is US$1,165, 176th of 196, and $2,192 international dollars in PPP terms, 185th. The economy is 4.9 times its 2000 size of US$12.3 billion.