South Sudan's net financial account (BoP, current US$) was US$926.26 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 124.79% from US$412.05 million in 2018 (17.59% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$926.26 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$412.05 million | 2018 |
| Highest | US$926.26 million | 2023 |
| Lowest | −US$2.44 billion | 2020 |
| Average since 2014 | −US$441.61 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | −US$656.23 million | 2014 |
Over five years it is up 124.79% from US$412.05 million in 2018 (17.59% a year on average, compounded). Since 2014 it is up 241.15% from −US$656.23 million in 2014.
What the numbers say
In 2023, South Sudan's net financial account (BoP, current US$) rose US$1.49 billion on 2022 (from −US$567.31 million to US$926.26 million).
Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2015 to 2022), the average change was +US$11.12 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.22 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$2.34 billion in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.57 billion in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, South Sudan had the 4th highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to South Sudan in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 10 values
| Year | Net financial account (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 926,258,700 |
| 2022 | -567,310,000 |
| 2021 | -100,500,000 |
| 2020 | -2,437,340,000 |
| 2019 | -870,030,000 |
| 2018 | 412,050,000 |
| 2017 | -217,019,000 |
| 2016 | -586,140,000 |
| 2015 | -319,820,000 |
| 2014 | -656,234,082 |
Net financial account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$1.3 billion (2025)
- Benin — −US$1.41 billion (2023)
- Botswana — US$499.73 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — −US$532.6 million (2024)
- Burundi — −US$410.29 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$85.45 million (2025)
- Cameroon — −US$1.52 billion (2024)
- Comoros — US$11.24 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$2.4 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$1.36 billion (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for South Sudan
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 1.76% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$7.23 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) — US$80.65 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$993.1 million (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$73 million (2025)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$1.62 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$116.09 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Australia (current US$) — US$2.12 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is South Sudan's net financial account (BoP, current US$)?
- US$926.26 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2014?
- It is up 241.15% from −US$656.23 million in 2014. The highest value was US$926.26 million in 2023 and the lowest −US$2.44 billion in 2020.
- How does South Sudan rank?
- 4th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in net financial account (BoP, current US$) unusual for South Sudan?
- In 2023, South Sudan's net financial account (BoP, current US$) rose US$1.49 billion on 2022 (from −US$567.31 million to US$926.26 million). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2015 to 2022), the average change was +US$11.12 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.22 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.FIN.TOTL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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