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Sudan · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Sudan

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Khartoum Low income Nation age 70 years (since 1956) i SDN · SD
NationsTree Index 2025 i16.2194th of 196 Tree height 2025 i5.2 msee ranking Military strength i51percentile
Population i51.7 m30th of 217 Area i1,878,000 km²15th of 216 GDP i$60.16 bn91st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$113.26 bn intl.98th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$2,192 intl.190th of 199 Life expectancy i66.5 years182nd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i6
Strength · trunk i50
Quality of life · crown i10
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i10
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i2
CSV

In short

Sudan is 194th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 16.2 out of 100; its tree is 5.2 m tall.

It has 51.7 million people and an economy of $113.26 bn at purchasing power parity, 98th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (37th of 212), CO₂ emissions per person (39th of 203) and GDP growth (112th of 210).

Its weakest positions: DPT immunization (193rd of 193), General government gross debt (188th of 189) and Inflation (179th of 180).

Over five years it fell from 187th to 194th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

63
Surface area ikm² 1,878,000 15th/216
Land area ikm² 1,868,000 15th/216
Population ipeople 51.7 m 30th/217
Population growth i% 2.38% 30th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 27.0 176th/216
Urban population i% 34.9% 183rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 40.2% 24th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.4% 182nd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $60.16 bn 91st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $113.26 bn 98th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $96.78 bn 99th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,165 191st/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $2,192 190th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $900 189th/201
GDP growth i% 3.1% 112th/210
Inflation i% 138.8% 179th/180
Unemployment i% 7.5% 130th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 865.9%1999
General government gross debt i% of GDP 204.4% 188th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.1% 110th/192

Main industries

60
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 29.4% 15th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 33.6% 39th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 5.1%2009
Services i% of GDP 37.0% 189th/200

Trade

5
Exports of goods & services iUSD $663.6 m 163rd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $769.4 m 170th/182
Exports i% of GDP 1.1% 183rd/183
Imports i% of GDP 1.3% 183rd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 2.4% 183rd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 14.3%2018
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 1.1%2018
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 50.6%2018
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.7%2018
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 2.2%2018
Current account balance i% of GDP -8.6% 167th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.0% 179th/196

Natural resources

65
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 12.8% 39th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 3.30% 31st/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 6.63% 18th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 2.81% 26th/209
Arable land i% of land area 11.2% 94th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 81 173rd/183

Tourism

62
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 836,000 106th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.04 bn 71st/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 20.9% 32nd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 195,0001995

Society & health

10
Life expectancy iyears 66.5 182nd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 61.6 177th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.252017
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.7 132nd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 39% 193rd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 26.2% 136th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 43.5%2019
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 7.4%2009
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.0% 180th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 2.9% 182nd/193
Adult literacy i% 53.5%2008
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 15.9%2015
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.511 176th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 34.22014
Extreme poverty i% of population 10.1%2014

Infrastructure & digital

25
Access to electricity i% of population 66.0% 180th/215
Internet users i% of population 18.6%2017
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 70 180th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.1 199th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.30 117th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 2,747 44th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 911,090 100th/161

Environment & energy

42
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.43 39th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 61.0% 37th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 37.6 174th/200
Forest area i% of land area 11.9% 160th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 359 136th/149

Institutions & safety

2
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 12.4 202nd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 16.3 202nd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 28.0 203rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 29.3 201st/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 25.5 199th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 21.2 200th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 5.12008

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $369.4 m 113th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.9% 119th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 9.5% 32nd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 144,000 43rd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.34% 47th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 57.0 m 60th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 11.0 m2013

Science & innovation

50
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.23%2005
Patent applications by residents iapplications 153 66th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 471 104th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Sudan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/sudan. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Sudan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/sudan. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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