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South Sudan launches logistics hub on Mombasa corridor
The platform is intended to serve as a consolidation point for cargo bound for Juba and to reduce break-of-bulk points between port, rail and road.
Country
GDP growth
46.1%
2025 · 2026 : 4.1% (projection)
Inflation
97.6%
2025 · 2026 : 14.0% (projection)
Public debt
62.1%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 57.3% (projection)
Fiscal balance
+3.5%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : +1.4% (projection)
Current account balance
-4.0%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : +3.2% (projection)
Nominal GDP
5.7 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 6.1 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
470 USD
2025 · 2026 : 488 USD (projection)
Population
12.2 million
2025
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -0,2 | — |
| 2016 | -13,3 | — |
| 2017 | -5,8 | — |
| 2018 | -2,1 | — |
| 2019 | 0,9 | — |
| 2020 | -6,5 | — |
| 2021 | 5,3 | — |
| 2022 | -5,2 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | — |
| 2024 | -26,1 | — |
| 2025 | 46,1 | 46,1 |
| 2026 | — | 4,1 |
| 2027 | — | 3,3 |
| 2028 | — | 3,6 |
| 2029 | — | 3,5 |
| 2030 | — | 3,8 |
| 2031 | — | 3 |
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 53 | — |
| 2016 | 346,1 | — |
| 2017 | 213 | — |
| 2018 | 83,4 | — |
| 2019 | 49,3 | — |
| 2020 | 24 | — |
| 2021 | 30,2 | — |
| 2022 | -3,2 | — |
| 2023 | 39,7 | — |
| 2024 | 99,8 | — |
| 2025 | 97,6 | 97,6 |
| 2026 | — | 14 |
| 2027 | — | 10 |
| 2028 | — | 5,8 |
| 2029 | — | 5,9 |
| 2030 | — | 4,8 |
| 2031 | — | 4,5 |
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.
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The platform is intended to serve as a consolidation point for cargo bound for Juba and to reduce break-of-bulk points between port, rail and road.