Sudan is a low-income country with a population of 50.4M people. The capital and largest city is Khartoum, with 5.34M residents. Sudan shares land borders with South Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya and the Central African Republic.
Sudan ranks 93/197 by GDP ($49.9B) and 178/197 by GDP per capita ($989). The top export category is transport & tourism services, while the top import is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
Sudan
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
52963918
|
29/197 |
| GDP |
$49.9B
2024 |
93/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$989
2024 |
178/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$2,127
2024 |
185/197 |
| Government debt |
$136B
2024 |
51/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
252%
2025 |
2/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$2,691
2024 |
107/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$1,875
2025 |
170/197 |
| Land area | 721,239 sq mi | 15/197 |
| Population density | 69.9 ppl/mi² | 159/197 |
| Fertility rate | 4.32 | 16/196 |
| Median age | 19.4 years | 172/196 |
| Life expectancy | 66.7 years | 161/197 |
Sudan trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $1,126,364,162 |
| 1961 | $1,222,860,429 |
| 1962 | $1,328,259,625 |
| 1963 | $1,351,234,926 |
| 1964 | $1,388,282,600 |
| 1965 | $1,446,869,619 |
| 1966 | $1,484,491,676 |
| 1967 | $1,607,409,539 |
| 1968 | $1,677,771,401 |
| 1969 | $1,847,501,441 |
| 1970 | $2,100,229,759 |
| 1971 | $2,288,340,041 |
| 1972 | $2,483,055,722 |
| 1973 | $3,077,254,460 |
| 1974 | $3,958,931,660 |
| 1975 | $4,823,090,192 |
| 1976 | $6,013,210,816 |
| 1977 | $7,499,005,639 |
| 1978 | $8,128,719,315 |
| 1979 | $8,418,407,787 |
| 1980 | $8,951,800,000 |
| 1981 | $10,753,888,154 |
| 1982 | $8,732,542,274 |
| 1983 | $8,230,153,846 |
| 1984 | $10,447,615,385 |
| 1985 | $8,075,259,600 |
| 1986 | $10,092,200,000 |
| 1987 | $12,093,333,333 |
| 1988 | $14,372,555,556 |
| 1989 | $21,408,111,111 |
| 1990 | $33,641,222,222 |
| 1991 | $44,171,194,366 |
| 1992 | $7,031,933,492 |
| 1993 | $8,881,005,436 |
| 1994 | $12,793,794,737 |
| 1995 | $13,830,363,900 |
| 1996 | $9,018,300,725 |
| 1997 | $11,681,175,864 |
| 1998 | $11,250,221,537 |
| 1999 | $10,682,028,340 |
| 2000 | $12,257,299,147 |
| 2001 | $15,716,361,792 |
| 2002 | $18,137,128,388 |
| 2003 | $21,355,298,460 |
| 2004 | $26,646,007,251 |
| 2005 | $35,182,711,988 |
| 2006 | $45,263,831,634 |
| 2007 | $59,440,139,775 |
| 2008 | $64,833,083,257 |
| 2009 | $51,621,044,077 |
| 2010 | $58,962,978,034 |
| 2011 | $55,018,567,211 |
| 2012 | $37,632,919,967 |
| 2013 | $43,024,018,082 |
| 2014 | $49,516,748,618 |
| 2015 | $51,726,758,677 |
| 2016 | $42,630,376,000 |
| 2017 | $41,283,617,976 |
| 2018 | $32,333,780,383 |
| 2019 | $32,338,079,165 |
| 2020 | $27,034,593,750 |
| 2021 | $34,229,513,775 |
| 2022 | $51,666,875,363 |
| 2023 | $39,898,289,821 |
| 2024 | $49,909,807,030 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $134.7 |
| 1961 | $141.6 |
| 1962 | $148.9 |
| 1963 | $146.6 |
| 1964 | $145.7 |
| 1965 | $146.8 |
| 1966 | $145.6 |
| 1967 | $152.4 |
| 1968 | $153.7 |
| 1969 | $163.5 |
| 1970 | $179.6 |
| 1971 | $189 |
| 1972 | $198.2 |
| 1973 | $235.8 |
| 1974 | $291.5 |
| 1975 | $343 |
| 1976 | $413 |
| 1977 | $497 |
| 1978 | $518 |
| 1979 | $515 |
| 1980 | $525 |
| 1981 | $605 |
| 1982 | $472 |
| 1983 | $431 |
| 1984 | $534 |
| 1985 | $406 |
| 1986 | $497 |
| 1987 | $584 |
| 1988 | $680 |
| 1989 | $992 |
| 1990 | $1,528 |
| 1991 | $1,966 |
| 1992 | $307 |
| 1993 | $379 |
| 1994 | $532 |
| 1995 | $561 |
| 1996 | $357 |
| 1997 | $453 |
| 1998 | $425 |
| 1999 | $394 |
| 2000 | $441 |
| 2001 | $551 |
| 2002 | $621 |
| 2003 | $714 |
| 2004 | $872 |
| 2005 | $1,125 |
| 2006 | $1,415 |
| 2007 | $1,814 |
| 2008 | $1,928 |
| 2009 | $1,493 |
| 2010 | $1,665 |
| 2011 | $1,522 |
| 2012 | $1,019 |
| 2013 | $1,139 |
| 2014 | $1,275 |
| 2015 | $1,292 |
| 2016 | $1,033 |
| 2017 | $967 |
| 2018 | $731 |
| 2019 | $710 |
| 2020 | $578 |
| 2021 | $712 |
| 2022 | $1,046 |
| 2023 | $797 |
| 2024 | $989 |
Sudan's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 45.8 |
| 1951 | 46.2 |
| 1952 | 46.5 |
| 1953 | 46.9 |
| 1954 | 47.3 |
| 1955 | 47.7 |
| 1956 | 48.1 |
| 1957 | 48.5 |
| 1958 | 48.9 |
| 1959 | 49.2 |
| 1960 | 49.6 |
| 1961 | 50 |
| 1962 | 50.4 |
| 1963 | 50.8 |
| 1964 | 50.9 |
| 1965 | 51 |
| 1966 | 51.3 |
| 1967 | 51.5 |
| 1968 | 51.8 |
| 1969 | 52 |
| 1970 | 52.3 |
| 1971 | 52.5 |
| 1972 | 52.8 |
| 1973 | 53 |
| 1974 | 53.2 |
| 1975 | 53.3 |
| 1976 | 53.3 |
| 1977 | 53.5 |
| 1978 | 53.3 |
| 1979 | 53.4 |
| 1980 | 54.1 |
| 1981 | 54.4 |
| 1982 | 54.4 |
| 1983 | 49.6 |
| 1984 | 49.8 |
| 1985 | 50 |
| 1986 | 54.6 |
| 1987 | 54.7 |
| 1988 | 55 |
| 1989 | 54.9 |
| 1990 | 55.5 |
| 1991 | 55.6 |
| 1992 | 56 |
| 1993 | 56.1 |
| 1994 | 57 |
| 1995 | 57.4 |
| 1996 | 57.6 |
| 1997 | 58.1 |
| 1998 | 58.3 |
| 1999 | 58.6 |
| 2000 | 58.9 |
| 2001 | 59.3 |
| 2002 | 59.3 |
| 2003 | 58.3 |
| 2004 | 56.8 |
| 2005 | 57.2 |
| 2006 | 60.4 |
| 2007 | 61.4 |
| 2008 | 61.3 |
| 2009 | 62.7 |
| 2010 | 63 |
| 2011 | 63.2 |
| 2012 | 63.4 |
| 2013 | 63.4 |
| 2014 | 64 |
| 2015 | 64.4 |
| 2016 | 64.7 |
| 2017 | 65.1 |
| 2018 | 65.5 |
| 2019 | 65.8 |
| 2020 | 65.1 |
| 2021 | 64.5 |
| 2022 | 65.7 |
| 2023 | 66.3 |
| 2024 | 66.5 |
| 2025 | 66.7 |
Sudan's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,364,489 |
| 1961 | 8,634,941 |
| 1962 | 8,919,028 |
| 1963 | 9,218,077 |
| 1964 | 9,531,109 |
| 1965 | 9,858,030 |
| 1966 | 10,197,578 |
| 1967 | 10,550,597 |
| 1968 | 10,917,999 |
| 1969 | 11,298,936 |
| 1970 | 11,695,771 |
| 1971 | 12,105,539 |
| 1972 | 12,527,856 |
| 1973 | 13,049,315 |
| 1974 | 13,580,723 |
| 1975 | 14,064,798 |
| 1976 | 14,569,716 |
| 1977 | 15,086,614 |
| 1978 | 15,695,003 |
| 1979 | 16,355,352 |
| 1980 | 17,058,905 |
| 1981 | 17,780,572 |
| 1982 | 18,486,645 |
| 1983 | 19,109,770 |
| 1984 | 19,546,528 |
| 1985 | 19,905,872 |
| 1986 | 20,288,238 |
| 1987 | 20,704,904 |
| 1988 | 21,138,431 |
| 1989 | 21,578,022 |
| 1990 | 22,021,481 |
| 1991 | 22,470,676 |
| 1992 | 22,927,355 |
| 1993 | 23,445,592 |
| 1994 | 24,043,948 |
| 1995 | 24,672,143 |
| 1996 | 25,231,528 |
| 1997 | 25,799,821 |
| 1998 | 26,458,999 |
| 1999 | 27,130,613 |
| 2000 | 27,816,745 |
| 2001 | 28,516,770 |
| 2002 | 29,228,727 |
| 2003 | 29,896,035 |
| 2004 | 30,556,637 |
| 2005 | 31,262,444 |
| 2006 | 31,992,435 |
| 2007 | 32,764,135 |
| 2008 | 33,623,980 |
| 2009 | 34,569,113 |
| 2010 | 35,414,399 |
| 2011 | 36,140,806 |
| 2012 | 36,923,178 |
| 2013 | 37,785,849 |
| 2014 | 38,823,318 |
| 2015 | 40,024,431 |
| 2016 | 41,259,892 |
| 2017 | 42,714,306 |
| 2018 | 44,230,596 |
| 2019 | 45,548,175 |
| 2020 | 46,789,231 |
| 2021 | 48,066,924 |
| 2022 | 49,383,346 |
| 2023 | 50,042,791 |
| 2024 | 50,448,963 |
Sudan's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.66 |
| 1961 | 6.66 |
| 1962 | 6.7 |
| 1963 | 6.76 |
| 1964 | 6.8 |
| 1965 | 6.84 |
| 1966 | 6.88 |
| 1967 | 6.91 |
| 1968 | 6.95 |
| 1969 | 6.97 |
| 1970 | 6.99 |
| 1971 | 7.02 |
| 1972 | 6.98 |
| 1973 | 6.94 |
| 1974 | 6.91 |
| 1975 | 6.87 |
| 1976 | 6.82 |
| 1977 | 6.78 |
| 1978 | 6.72 |
| 1979 | 6.65 |
| 1980 | 6.59 |
| 1981 | 6.53 |
| 1982 | 6.47 |
| 1983 | 6.41 |
| 1984 | 6.34 |
| 1985 | 6.28 |
| 1986 | 6.23 |
| 1987 | 6.18 |
| 1988 | 6.13 |
| 1989 | 6.11 |
| 1990 | 6.07 |
| 1991 | 6.05 |
| 1992 | 6.02 |
| 1993 | 5.97 |
| 1994 | 5.91 |
| 1995 | 5.86 |
| 1996 | 5.79 |
| 1997 | 5.72 |
| 1998 | 5.65 |
| 1999 | 5.62 |
| 2000 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | 5.56 |
| 2002 | 5.53 |
| 2003 | 5.49 |
| 2004 | 5.46 |
| 2005 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | 5.33 |
| 2007 | 5.27 |
| 2008 | 5.21 |
| 2009 | 5.17 |
| 2010 | 5.14 |
| 2011 | 5.09 |
| 2012 | 5.03 |
| 2013 | 4.97 |
| 2014 | 4.91 |
| 2015 | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 4.83 |
| 2017 | 4.76 |
| 2018 | 4.68 |
| 2019 | 4.62 |
| 2020 | 4.54 |
| 2021 | 4.46 |
| 2022 | 4.38 |
| 2023 | 4.32 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.7 |
| 1961 | 16.7 |
| 1962 | 16.7 |
| 1963 | 16.6 |
| 1964 | 16.5 |
| 1965 | 16.5 |
| 1966 | 16.4 |
| 1967 | 16.4 |
| 1968 | 16.3 |
| 1969 | 16.3 |
| 1970 | 16.2 |
| 1971 | 16.2 |
| 1972 | 16.1 |
| 1973 | 16 |
| 1974 | 15.9 |
| 1975 | 16 |
| 1976 | 16 |
| 1977 | 16.1 |
| 1978 | 16.2 |
| 1979 | 16.4 |
| 1980 | 16.5 |
| 1981 | 16.6 |
| 1982 | 16.7 |
| 1983 | 16.7 |
| 1984 | 16.8 |
| 1985 | 16.8 |
| 1986 | 16.8 |
| 1987 | 16.9 |
| 1988 | 16.9 |
| 1989 | 16.8 |
| 1990 | 16.8 |
| 1991 | 16.8 |
| 1992 | 16.8 |
| 1993 | 16.8 |
| 1994 | 16.8 |
| 1995 | 16.8 |
| 1996 | 16.8 |
| 1997 | 16.8 |
| 1998 | 16.8 |
| 1999 | 16.9 |
| 2000 | 16.9 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2002 | 17 |
| 2003 | 17.1 |
| 2004 | 17.1 |
| 2005 | 17.1 |
| 2006 | 17.2 |
| 2007 | 17.3 |
| 2008 | 17.3 |
| 2009 | 17.4 |
| 2010 | 17.5 |
| 2011 | 17.4 |
| 2012 | 17.5 |
| 2013 | 17.5 |
| 2014 | 17.7 |
| 2015 | 17.9 |
| 2016 | 18.1 |
| 2017 | 18.3 |
| 2018 | 18.6 |
| 2019 | 18.7 |
| 2020 | 18.9 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2022 | 19.2 |
| 2023 | 19.3 |
| 2024 | 19.4 |
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Sudan: National Statistics
Finance
|
Sudan
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$36.2B
2024 |
102/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
6.17%
2025 |
194/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
2.02%
2009 |
173/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
0.92%
2021 |
126/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
144,000
2020 |
43/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-2.68%
2025 |
81/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
7.53%
2022 |
57/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
54.9%
2024 |
109/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
23%
2024 |
109/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
35.3
2025 |
190/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
27.8%
2014 |
83/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
3.2%
2014 |
48/169 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$178M
2017 |
171/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$900M
2024 |
88/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
836,000
2018 |
103/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
20.9%
2018 |
34/184 |
| Banked people share |
15.3%
2014 |
151/158 |
Energy
|
Sudan
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
412 kg
2022 |
142/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$8.15
2022 |
147/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
21.3 megatons
2023 |
87/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
0.43 tons
2023 |
154/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
30.2%
2022 |
123/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
61%
2021 |
37/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
4.99%
2022 |
85/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
18.9%
2022 |
84/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
278.8 kWh
2022 |
130/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
58%
2021 |
59/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
71.4%
2022 |
23/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
171/192 |
| Electricity access |
66%
2023 |
159/195 |
Society
|
Sudan
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.62%
2024 |
30/197 |
| Annual migration change |
-544,257
2024 |
194/196 |
| Urban population |
36.8%
2024 |
163/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.65 ft
2025 |
105/190 |
| Average female height |
5.26 ft
2025 |
99/190 |
| Quality of life index |
27.8
2025 |
162/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
15
2024 |
188/197 |
| Higher education index |
43
2025 |
107/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
5.1
2008 |
70/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
26.8
2019 |
42/197 |
| Visa free countries |
53
2025 |
184/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
60.7%
2018 |
178/196 |
| English speaking |
93.7%
2023 |
14/197 |
| People using the Internet |
26.4%
2020 |
176/195 |
Health
|
Sudan
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$31.6
2022 |
182/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$16.2
2022 |
162/191 |
| Life expectancy |
66.7 years
2025 |
161/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
17.7%
2022 |
49/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.26
2017 |
149/193 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
256
2023 |
28/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
50.1
2023 |
28/192 |
| Obesity rate |
17.5%
2022 |
123/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
19%
2024 |
18/195 |
| Air quality index |
33
2025 |
134/197 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0.01 liters
2020 |
182/186 |
Territory
|
Sudan
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
1.25%
2025 |
15/197 |
| Land area per capita |
14,296 sq mi
2024 |
39/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
435,002 sq mi
2025 |
10/194 |
| Forest area |
68,892 sq mi
2025 |
36/196 |
| Roads length |
19,263 mi
2019 |
84/175 |
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