South Sudan: Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, South Sudan's consumer price index (2010 = 100) rose 19,718 on 2023 (from 21,563 to 41,281).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was +1,431 and a typical year strayed about 2,350 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 7.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 19,718 in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 1,509 in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3,866 a year. A straight line explains 88% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to South Sudan in the 2024 ranking

• Gambia, The — 2nd of 6: 285.9
• Afghanistan — 3rd of 6: 168.54
• Equatorial Guinea — 4th of 6: 144.38

What this measures

Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).

Limitations: Consumer price indexes should be interpreted with caution. The definition of a household, the basket of goods, and the geographic (urban or rural) and income group coverage of consumer price surveys can vary widely by country. In addition, weights are derived from household expenditure surveys, which, for budgetary reasons, tend to be conducted infrequently in developing countries, impairing comparability over time. Although useful for measuring consumer price inflation within a country, consumer price indexes are of less value in comparing countries.

All 17 values

Consumer price index (2010 = 100) in nearby economies

• Angola — 1,240 (2025)
• Benin — 123.58 (2025)
• Botswana — 202.64 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 136.48 (2025)
• Burundi — 515.21 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 131.11 (2025)
• Cameroon — 153.29 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 179.37 (2025)
• Chad — 149.69 (2025)
• Comoros — 157.9 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 133.85 (2016)

More financial sector data for South Sudan

• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$3,657 (2025)
• Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) — 1.7 (2024)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 91.44% (2024)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 3.18% (2025)
• Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) — 86.98% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 13.26 trillion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — -6.33 trillion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 3.24% (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 4.61 trillion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is South Sudan's consumer price index (2010 = 100)?

41,281 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2008?

It is up 43,754% from 94.13 in 2008 (46.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 41,281 in 2024 and the lowest 94.13 in 2008.

Is the latest change in consumer price index (2010 = 100) unusual for South Sudan?

In 2024, South Sudan's consumer price index (2010 = 100) rose 19,718 on 2023 (from 21,563 to 41,281). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was +1,431 and a typical year strayed about 2,350 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 7.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FP.CPI.TOTL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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