Africa's Development: Sectoral breakdown of the economy … mining in South Sudan
South Sudan: Africa's Development: Sectoral breakdown of the economy … mining was 60.23 Percentage of GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of in South Sudan, 2008–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 60.23 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in South Sudan peaked at 60.23 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.38 Percentage of GDP, in 2020.
South Sudan ranks 3rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Sectoral breakdown of the economy … mining in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 58.07 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 47.62 Percentage of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 49.15 Percentage of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 57.44 Percentage of GDP | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 54.19 Percentage of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 50.1 Percentage of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 47.97 Percentage of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 38.61 Percentage of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 39.58 Percentage of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 44.68 Percentage of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 48.97 Percentage of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 45.79 Percentage of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 34.38 Percentage of GDP | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 49.37 Percentage of GDP | +43.6% |
| 2022 | 60.23 Percentage of GDP | +22.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 60.23 Percentage of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.87 Percentage of GDP, 3.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 60.23 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.92 Percentage of GDP, 3.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.84 Percentage of GDP | 47.62 Percentage of GDP | 58.07 Percentage of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.65 Percentage of GDP | 38.61 Percentage of GDP | 57.44 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.99 Percentage of GDP | 34.38 Percentage of GDP | 60.23 Percentage of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 49.3 Percentage of GDP compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 48.79 Percentage of GDP compare
- 1 Guyana 65.62 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Brunei Darussalam 64.98 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Timor-Leste 48.47 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Iraq 60.23 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 55.21 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Eswatini 31.97 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Viet Nam 35.05 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Gabon 52.06 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Lesotho 31.75 Percentage of GDP compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,123 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 684.53 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 693.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.227 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in South Sudan?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in South Sudan was 60.23 Percentage of GDP in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 60.23 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.38 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- How does South Sudan rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of?
- South Sudan ranks 3rd out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Value added in mining, manufacturing, utilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 8 shows the breakdown of national economies by sectors of activity, looking at share of employment, contributions to GDP, along with the impact of natural resource extraction on the economy.