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Sudan's GDP growth turned positive in 2025, at 3.06%, the first time since 2017.
Economy & growth · data through 2025
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Sudan
Low income · Import-dependent economy · Data availability: sparse
An agricultural economy with gold as its main export earner, devastated by civil war since 2023: mass displacement, collapsed institutions, and famine conditions. Once oil-rich, it lost most reserves with South Sudan’s secession.
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Policy reform
The Central Bank of Sudan introduced new 100- and 200-pound banknotes.
Sep 30, 2026 · Central Bank of Sudan
Vitals
Core figures — the latest value each source holds, the previous reading and the bloc median.
GDP
$60.2B
as of 2025
up from $49.7B (2024)
MENA median $169.8B
Real GDP growth
3.1%
as of 2025
up from -14.0% (2024)
MENA median 3.2%
Inflation, year-on-year
63.3%
as of Feb 2023
down from 83.6% (Jan 2023)
MENA median 4.4%
GDP per person
$1,165
as of 2025
up from $985 (2024)
MENA median $5,730
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Quarterly report
Written once from the quarter's findings, then frozen.
Q3 2026 · Sudan
SDN — Q3 2026 brief
Findings published during Q3 2026 documented sustained declines in Sudan’s income and household spending per person through 2024. GNI per person at purchasing-power parity at constant prices fell for 4 straight years, from $3,200 in 2020 to $1,800 in 2024, a decline of 44%.
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Everything MENACodex detects for this economy — the lead finding charted, the rest filtered by pattern and sector.
Sudan's GDP per person at purchasing-power parity at constant prices fell for 8 straight years, from $4,175 in 2016 to $1,861 in 2024, then rose to $1,873 in 2025.
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)1,873
MilestoneSudan's GDP growth turned positive in 2025, at 3.06%, the first time since 2017.
ReversalSudan's household spending per person at constant prices fell for 8 straight years, from $1,123 in 2016 to $519 in 2024, then rose to $531 in 2025.
OutlierSudan's CPIA rating reached 1.50 in 2025, 1.1 points below its 2005–2024 average of 2.65. A gap that large has not appeared in the past 21 years.
OutlierSudan's industry, value added as a share of GDP reached 33.6% in 2025, 15 points above its 1990–2024 average of 19.0%. A gap that large has not appeared in the past 36 years.
OutlierSudan's access to electricity, rural reached 54.2% in 2024, 32 points above its 1990–2023 average of 22.6%. A gap that large has not appeared in the past 35 years.
Agenda Watch
Official decisions and what the news is reporting, with the original source named.
| Date | Decision | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2026 | The central bank agreed to create a financing portfolio for university housing and solar systems. | Financing | Central Bank of Sudan (cbos.gov.sd) |
| Sep 30, 2026 | The central bank ordered old 500-pound notes withdrawn from circulation. | Policy reform | Central Bank of Sudan (cbos.gov.sd) |
| Sep 30, 2026 | The Central Bank of Sudan introduced new 100- and 200-pound banknotes. | Policy reform | Central Bank of Sudan (cbos.gov.sd) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | The central bank set new policies for buying and exporting mining tailings gold. | Trade measure | Central Bank of Sudan (cbos.gov.sd) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | The central bank amended its exchange-rate policy circular. | Policy reform | Central Bank of Sudan (cbos.gov.sd) |
| Aug 16, 2026 | The central bank extended the deadline for updating bank customer data to 31 December 2026. | Policy reform | Central Bank of Sudan (cbos.gov.sd) |
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Every series we hold for Sudan, by sector — open one in the Database to chart it against its neighbours.
Economy & growth
GDP, output, investment, savings · 225 series
Open indicators →Prices & moneyInflation, policy rate, money, exchange rate · 19 series
Open indicators →Trade & externalExports, imports, reserves, current account · 54 series
Open indicators →Public financeRevenue, spending, debt, balance · 49 series
Open indicators →Financial sectorCredit, banks, markets · 34 series
Open indicators →Energy & environmentOil, gas, power, emissions · 94 series
Open indicators →Technology & infrastructureInternet, mobile, transport · 34 series
Open indicators →PeoplePopulation, jobs, health, education · 43 series
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