Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 145.88 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in South Sudan is 145.88 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 255.15 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43.7 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 2011.
That places South Sudan 28th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 43.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 2012 | 122.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | +179.6% |
| 2013 | 136.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 197.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +44.1% |
| 2015 | 180.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 179.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 255.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +42.4% |
| 2018 | 182.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 188.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 191.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 192.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 201.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 154.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 145.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.6% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 145.88 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.78 constant 2024 US$ per person, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 145.88 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.15 constant 2024 US$ per person, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +179.6% | 43.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | 122.2 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 165 constant 2024 US$ per person | 43.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | 255.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 177.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | 145.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | 201.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 25 Comoros 187.38 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 26 East Timor 167 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 27 Cape Verde 152.51 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 29 Somalia 140.09 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 30 North Macedonia 131.91 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 31 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 131.52 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (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) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in South Sudan?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in South Sudan was 145.88 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 255.15 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 28th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.