Economy - overview:
Sudan has experienced protracted social conflict, civil war, and, in July 2011, the loss of three-quarters of its oil production due to the secession of South Sudan. The oil sector had driven much of Sudan's GDP growth since 1999. For nearly a decade, the economy boomed on the back of rising oil production, high oil prices, and significant inflows of foreign direct investment. Since the economic shock of South Sudan's secession, Sudan has struggled to stabilize its economy and make up for the loss of foreign exchange earnings. The interruption of oil production in South Sudan in 2012 for over a year and the consequent loss of oil transit fees further exacerbated the fragile state of Sudan’s economy. Sudan is also subject to comprehensive US sanctions. Sudan is attempting to develop non-oil sources of revenues, such as gold mining, while carrying out an austerity program to reduce expenditures. The world’s largest exporter of gum Arabic, Sudan produces 75-80% of the world’s total output. Agriculture continues to employ 80% of the work force. Sudan introduced a new currency, still called the Sudanese pound, following South Sudan's secession, but the value of the currency has fallen since its introduction. Khartoum formally devalued the currency in June 2012, when it passed austerity measures that included gradually repealing fuel subsidies. Sudan also faces high inflation, which reached 47% on an annual basis in November 2012 but subsided to 18% in 2015. Ongoing conflicts in Southern Kordofan, Darfur, and the Blue Nile states, lack of basic infrastructure in large areas, and reliance by much of the population on subsistence agriculture keep close to half of the population at or below the poverty line.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$167.4 billion (2015 est.) $161.8 billion (2014 est.) $156.2 billion (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 70
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GDP (official exchange rate):
$84.33 billion (2015 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
3.5% (2015 est.) 3.6% (2014 est.) 3.9% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
$4,500 (2015 est.) $4,300 (2014 est.) $4,200 (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 173
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Gross national saving:
11.6% of GDP (2015 est.) 9.6% of GDP (2014 est.) 11.1% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
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GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 78.7%
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption country ranks ]
government consumption: 6.7%
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption country ranks ]
investment in fixed capital: 19%
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investment in inventories: 1%
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exports of goods and services: 7.6%
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imports of goods and services: -13% (2015 est.)
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GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 28.9%
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industry: 20.4%
[see also: GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry country ranks ]
services: 50.7% (2015 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services country ranks ]

Agriculture - products:
cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sugarcane, cassava (manioc, tapioca), mangoes, papaya, bananas, sweet potatoes, sesame seeds; sheep and other livestock

Industries:
oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly

Industrial production growth rate:
2.7% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
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Labor force:
11.92 million (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
[see also: Labor force country ranks ]

Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 80%
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industry: 7%
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - industry country ranks ]
services: 13% (1998 est.)
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Unemployment rate:
13.6% (2014 est.) 14.8% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
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Population below poverty line:
46.5% (2009 est.)
[see also: Population below poverty line country ranks ]

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2.7%
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highest 10%: 26.7% (2009 est.)
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Budget:
revenues: $6.518 billion
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expenditures: $9.754 billion (2015 est.)
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Taxes and other revenues:
7.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 213
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Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-3.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
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Public debt:
72.1% of GDP (2015 est.) 73.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43
[see also: Public debt country ranks ]

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
18.2% (2015 est.) 36.9% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 219
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Stock of narrow money:
$8.345 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $8.024 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
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Stock of broad money:
$13.47 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $13 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
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Stock of domestic credit:
$15.16 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $14.83 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
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Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA
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Current account balance:
-$4.905 billion (2015 est.) -$5.739 billion (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
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Exports:
$4.392 billion (2015 est.) $4.35 billion (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
[see also: Exports country ranks ]

Exports - commodities:
gold; oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, peanuts, gum arabic, sugar

Exports - partners:
Macau 30.2%, UAE 30.2%, Saudi Arabia 14.6%, Egypt 4.9% (2014)

Imports:
$8.287 billion (2015 est.) $8.106 billion (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
[see also: Imports country ranks ]

Imports - commodities:
foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transport equipment, medicines, chemicals, textiles, wheat

Imports - partners:
Macau 20.1%, UAE 10.2%, India 8%, Malaysia 7.4%, Egypt 5.3%, Saudi Arabia 4.5% (2014)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$172.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) $181.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold country ranks ]

Debt - external:
$48.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $45.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
[see also: Debt - external country ranks ]

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$0 (31 December 2015 est.) $22.69 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home country ranks ]

Exchange rates:
Sudanese pounds (SDG) per US dollar - 6.47 (2015 est.) 5.74 (2014 est.) 5.74 (2013 est.) 3.57 (2012 est.) 2.68 (2011 est.)