Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in South Sudan
South Sudan: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 2,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 2,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in South Sudan peaked at 4,142 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,080 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 2012.
South Sudan ranks 90th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2,080 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 2,415 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 3,503 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2015 | 3,172 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 3,071 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 4,142 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2018 | 2,917 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 2019 | 3,110 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 3,236 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 3,310 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 3,515 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 2,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -20.1% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 2,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,304 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 2,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,090 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,051 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,080 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4,142 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,217 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,515 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 87 Cote d'Ivoire 3,123 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 88 Kenya 3,057 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 89 Croatia 2,871 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
- 91 Iraq 2,439 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 92 Nigeria 2,385 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 93 Vietnam 2,372 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 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 square in South Sudan?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in South Sudan was 2,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,142 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,080 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- South Sudan ranks 90th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.