Clientelism index in South Sudan
South Sudan: Clientelism index was 0.927 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Clientelism index in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, clientelism index in South Sudan stood at 0.927.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, clientelism index in South Sudan peaked at 0.958 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.54, in 2021.
South Sudan ranks 2nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Clientelism index in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.79 | — |
| 2012 | 0.816 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.908 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.958 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.942 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.927 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.54 | -41.7% |
| 2022 | 0.807 | +49.4% |
| 2023 | 0.81 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.855 | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 0.927 | +8.4% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.927 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.692, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.927 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6135, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Clientelism index in South Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +49.4% | 0.54 | 0.807 |
| 2021 | -41.7% | 0.927 | 0.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9016 | 0.79 | 0.958 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.811 | 0.54 | 0.927 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 26,453 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.23 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0059 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.2 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4032 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2004 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is clientelism index in South Sudan?
- Clientelism index in South Sudan was 0.927 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest clientelism index recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.958 in 2016.
- What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 in 2021.
- How does South Sudan rank for clientelism index?
- South Sudan ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is clientelism index rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Clientelism index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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