Sudan — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Sudan, 1960–2022.
Inflation for Sudan was 138.81% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 63 years, from 1960 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 359.09% in 2021. The lowest was -10.03% in 1968 (about -13.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 12.53% per year.
Sudan ranks 1 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Sudan sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 61% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 290%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 1 of 46 economies; Zimbabwe (104.71%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 9397% in 1961. That is 60% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1961; grown tenfold by 1961. Doubling roughly every 5.9 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 54th of 63 in 1960 → 48th of 92 in 1970 → 18th of 106 in 1980 → 9th of 131 in 1990 → 42nd of 163 in 2000 → 5th of 186 in 2010 → 2nd of 178 in 2020 → 2nd of 178 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2022
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 138.81% | -220.3 pp |
| 2021 | 359.09% | +195.8 pp |
| 2020 | 163.26% | +112.3 pp |
| 2019 | 50.99% | -12.3 pp |
| 2018 | 63.29% | +30.9 pp |
| 2017 | 32.35% | +14.6 pp |
| 2016 | 17.75% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 16.91% | -20.0 pp |
| 2014 | 36.91% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 36.52% | +1.0 pp |
| 2012 | 35.56% | +17.5 pp |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +5.1 pp |
| 2010 | 12.98% | +1.7 pp |
| 2009 | 11.26% | -3.0 pp |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 14.75% | +7.6 pp |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -1.3 pp |
| 2005 | 8.51% | -1.2 pp |
| 2004 | 9.66% | +3.2 pp |
| 2003 | 6.49% | -15.7 pp |
| 2002 | 22.22% | +20.3 pp |
| 2001 | 1.94% | -5.2 pp |
| 2000 | 7.12% | -10.0 pp |
| 1999 | 17.17% | -7.5 pp |
| 1998 | 24.62% | -22.5 pp |
| 1997 | 47.17% | -85.7 pp |
| 1996 | 132.82% | +64.4 pp |
| 1995 | 68.38% | -47.0 pp |
| 1994 | 115.4% | +14.0 pp |
| 1993 | 101.38% | -16.2 pp |
| 1992 | 117.62% | -6.0 pp |
| 1991 | 123.58% | +58.4 pp |
| 1990 | 65.16% | -1.6 pp |
| 1989 | 66.72% | +2.0 pp |
| 1988 | 64.7% | +44.1 pp |
| 1987 | 20.56% | -3.9 pp |
| 1986 | 24.45% | -21.0 pp |
| 1985 | 45.41% | +11.3 pp |
| 1984 | 34.15% | +3.6 pp |
| 1983 | 30.59% | +4.9 pp |
| 1982 | 25.71% | +1.1 pp |
| 1981 | 24.58% | -0.8 pp |
| 1980 | 25.35% | -5.8 pp |
| 1979 | 31.14% | +11.9 pp |
| 1978 | 19.23% | +2.2 pp |
| 1977 | 17.08% | +15.4 pp |
| 1976 | 1.67% | -22.3 pp |
| 1975 | 23.96% | -2.2 pp |
| 1974 | 26.16% | +10.9 pp |
| 1973 | 15.29% | +1.7 pp |
| 1972 | 13.55% | +12.3 pp |
| 1971 | 1.3% | -2.7 pp |
| 1970 | 4.03% | -8.6 pp |
| 1969 | 12.61% | +22.6 pp |
| 1968 | -10.03% | -21.0 pp |
| 1967 | 11.01% | +9.3 pp |
| 1966 | 1.71% | +4.2 pp |
| 1965 | -2.45% | -6.4 pp |
| 1964 | 3.95% | -0.7 pp |
| 1963 | 4.69% | +3.0 pp |
| 1962 | 1.66% | -7.1 pp |
| 1961 | 8.76% | +8.7 pp |
| 1960 | 0.09% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sudan’s Inflation in 1961?
8.76% (1961). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +150385.7% in total — about 12.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 2022: 138.81%; 2021: 359.09%; 2020: 163.26%; 2019: 50.99%; 2018: 63.29%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.