GDP per capita — all countries

GDP per capita — South Sudan

GDP per capita in South Sudan in 2015 — 1,080 US$. Ranked 186 in the world out of 212. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 34.7%.

2015 1,080 US$ −13.08% vs 2014
World rank 186of 212
Period maximum 1,654 US$2008
Period minimum 1,080 US$2015

Trend over time

2008–2015 · US$ per capita

GDP per capita — South Sudan, 2008–20151,0001,2001,4001,6001,800200820092010201120122013201420152008: 1,654 US$2009: 1,323 US$2010: 1,498 US$2011: 1,449 US$2012: 1,109 US$2013: 1,650 US$2014: 1,243 US$2015: 1,080 US$
Change over the period: −574 (−34.7%) Average annual rate: -5.91 %

Comparison, 2015

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

South Sudan 1,080 US$
World 10,192 US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,647 US$
Eastern Africa computed 864 US$
Low-income countries computed 727 US$
GDP per capita — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2015 1,080 −163 −13.08%
2014 1,243 −407 −24.69%
2013 1,650 +541 +48.76%
2012 1,109 −340 −23.45%
2011 1,449 −49 −3.29%
2010 1,498 +175 +13.23%
2009 1,323 −331 −20.01%
2008 1,654

About the indicator

Gross domestic product divided by the mid-year population, in current US dollars. This is the most widely used indicator of the level of economic development. It does not account for price differences between countries — measured by nominal GDP per capita, expensive countries look richer than they do at purchasing power parity — and it says nothing about how income is distributed within a country.

Important: The aggregate for a group of countries is its total GDP divided by its total population, not an average of country values: a country counts in it in proportion to its population and its output.

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