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Sudan Economic Outlook
Real GDP growth was an estimated 4.1% in 2018, up slightly from 3.3% in 2017. On the supply side, mining (growth of 6.3%), agriculture (3.7%), and manufacturing (1.5%) were the main contributors to growth. On the demand side, private consumption was the main contributor to growth, while the current account deficit, an estimated 2.4% of GDP in 2018, detracted from growth. High inflation and the phasing out of energy subsidies stymied growth. Although unemployment rose to 18% as a result of rapid exchange rate depreciation and persistent inflation, poverty and inequality declined between 2010 and 2015. But limited data impair analysis of how the declines affected structural transformation.
Key Facts
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| Capital: | Khartoum |
| Area: | 2,506,000 sq km |
| Total Population 2017: | 42.2 Million... |
| Urban Population 2017: | 73.50% |
| Female Population 2017: | 49.70% |
| GDP: | US$ 124.0 Billion |
| GNI Per Capita 2015: | US$ 1,840 |
| Inflation Rate: | 16.00% |
| Crude Birth Rate (per 1000): | 31.90% |
| Human Development Index (rank / 188): | 165 |
| Human Development Index (scale 0 to 1): | 0.490 |
| Membership Date: | 10/09/1964 |
| Cumulative Approvals (1967-2016): | UA 471.0 Million |
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Sudan Country Office
Africa Street, intersection with Mamoun Behairy Street
3rd Floor, Building N°20, Block N°10 Al-Emtidad East
Tel: +249 (0) 156657330
P.O. Box 644
Khartoum, Sudan
Mr Raubil Durowoju, Country Manager