GDP per capita growth — all countries

GDP per capita growth — South Sudan

GDP per capita growth in South Sudan in 2015 — -9.77%. Ranked 208 in the world out of 211. Since 2009, the indicator has fallen by 9.97 pp.

2015 -9.77% −12.51 pp vs 2014
World rank 208of 211
Period maximum 8.98%2013
Period minimum -48.43%2012

Trend over time

2009–2015 · % per year

GDP per capita growth — South Sudan, 2009–2015-60-40-2002020092010201120122013201420152009: 0.2%2010: 0.06%2011: -9.67%2012: -48.43%2013: 8.98%2014: 2.74%2015: -9.77%
Change over the period: −9.97 pp Annual average: -1.66 pp

Comparison, 2015

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan

South Sudan -9.77%
World 1.91%
Eastern Africa computed 2.85%
Low-income countries computed -1.52%
GDP per capita growth — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 -9.77 −12.51 pp
2014 2.74 −6.23 pp
2013 8.98 +57.4 pp
2012 -48.43 −38.76 pp
2011 -9.67 −9.72 pp
2010 0.06 −0.15 pp
2009 0.2

About the indicator

The annual growth of gross domestic product per person in constant prices. It differs from ordinary GDP growth by the rate of population growth, and in countries with fast-growing populations the difference runs to two or three percentage points a year — enough for brisk economic growth to mean stagnant income per person. It is this indicator, not GDP growth, that matches the everyday question of whether life has become better.

Important: It can be negative while GDP growth is positive — in that case the population is growing faster than the economy.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.