Sudan — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Sudan, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Sudan was 3.06% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 18.31% in 1997. The lowest was -29.43% in 2023 (about -9.6× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 7.99% per year.
Sudan ranks 112 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 53%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Sudan sits below it. It peaked in 1997 and has fallen 83% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 60%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 36 of 47 economies; Madagascar (3.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 30786% in 1962. That is 174% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1962; grown tenfold by 1962. Doubling roughly every 9.0 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 96th of 107 in 1961 → 58th of 119 in 1970 → 93rd of 152 in 1980 → 166th of 176 in 1990 → 41st of 199 in 2000 → 107th of 209 in 2010 → 103rd of 209 in 2020 → 101st of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.06% | +17.0 pp |
| 2024 | -13.96% | +15.5 pp |
| 2023 | -29.43% | -28.5 pp |
| 2022 | -0.96% | +0.9 pp |
| 2021 | -1.87% | +1.8 pp |
| 2020 | -3.63% | -1.5 pp |
| 2019 | -2.18% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | -2.68% | -3.4 pp |
| 2017 | 0.71% | -2.8 pp |
| 2016 | 3.47% | +1.6 pp |
| 2015 | 1.91% | -2.8 pp |
| 2014 | 4.66% | +2.7 pp |
| 2013 | 1.96% | +19.0 pp |
| 2012 | -17% | -13.8 pp |
| 2011 | -3.21% | -7.1 pp |
| 2010 | 3.86% | +6.6 pp |
| 2009 | -2.77% | -6.6 pp |
| 2008 | 3.85% | -1.9 pp |
| 2007 | 5.74% | -0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 6.53% | +0.9 pp |
| 2005 | 5.64% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 5.14% | -1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 6.29% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 6.01% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 6.35% | +3.2 pp |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -1.2 pp |
| 1998 | 4.31% | -14.0 pp |
| 1997 | 18.31% | +12.4 pp |
| 1996 | 5.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 6% | +5.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.01% | -3.6 pp |
| 1993 | 4.57% | -2.0 pp |
| 1992 | 6.58% | -0.9 pp |
| 1991 | 7.51% | +13.0 pp |
| 1990 | -5.47% | -14.4 pp |
| 1989 | 8.93% | +9.3 pp |
| 1988 | -0.33% | -14.6 pp |
| 1987 | 14.22% | +8.8 pp |
| 1986 | 5.41% | +11.7 pp |
| 1985 | -6.28% | -1.3 pp |
| 1984 | -5.01% | -7.1 pp |
| 1983 | 2.06% | -3.9 pp |
| 1982 | 5.96% | -1.5 pp |
| 1981 | 7.44% | +5.9 pp |
| 1980 | 1.52% | +6.5 pp |
| 1979 | -5.02% | +0.9 pp |
| 1978 | -5.93% | -12.2 pp |
| 1977 | 6.22% | -10.4 pp |
| 1976 | 16.67% | +1.0 pp |
| 1975 | 15.71% | +4.3 pp |
| 1974 | 11.45% | +10.8 pp |
| 1973 | 0.63% | +5.7 pp |
| 1972 | -5.07% | -7.3 pp |
| 1971 | 2.25% | -3.7 pp |
| 1970 | 5.93% | +4.5 pp |
| 1969 | 1.39% | -0.6 pp |
| 1968 | 1.96% | +0.5 pp |
| 1967 | 1.42% | +5.0 pp |
| 1966 | -3.58% | -10.4 pp |
| 1965 | 6.78% | +7.9 pp |
| 1964 | -1.12% | +1.7 pp |
| 1963 | -2.85% | -9.8 pp |
| 1962 | 6.92% | +6.9 pp |
| 1961 | 0.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sudan’s GDP growth in 1962?
6.92% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Sudan’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +13585.1% in total — about 8.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.06%; 2024: -13.96%; 2023: -29.43%; 2022: -0.96%; 2021: -1.87%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.