Sudan: Adjusted savings, education expenditure (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Sudan's adjusted savings, education expenditure (current US$) rose 29% on 2020 (from US$557.24 million to US$719 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 34.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 61.2% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 83.6% in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 22% 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 2021, Sudan had the 112th highest value of the 179 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 Sudan in the 2021 ranking

• Malta — 108th of 179: US$761.15 million
• Jamaica — 109th of 179: US$743.93 million
• Zambia — 110th of 179: US$720.82 million
• Uganda — 112th of 179: US$601.23 million
• Mongolia — 113th of 179: US$597.34 million
• Malawi — 114th of 179: US$573.11 million

What this measures

Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. 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 52 values

Adjusted savings, education expenditure (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$2.22 billion (2021)
• Benin — US$516.23 million (2021)
• Botswana — US$1.58 billion (2021)
• Burkina Faso — US$806.74 million (2021)
• Burundi — US$144.29 million (2021)
• Cabo Verde — US$98.98 million (2021)
• Cameroon — US$1.19 billion (2021)
• Central African Republic — US$30.91 million (2021)
• Chad — US$200.95 million (2021)

More economic policy & debt data for Sudan

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$10.77 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 23.83 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.02 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 1.75 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.9% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$49.06 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 108.57 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Sudan's adjusted savings, education expenditure (current US$)?

US$719 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 755.32% from US$84.06 million in 1970 (4.3% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.71 billion in 2017 and the lowest US$75.22 million in 1996.

How does Sudan rank?

112th highest of 179 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in adjusted savings, education expenditure (current US$) unusual for Sudan?

In 2021, Sudan's adjusted savings, education expenditure (current US$) rose 29% on 2020 (from US$557.24 million to US$719 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 34.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.AEDU.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Statistical Yearbook, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division; Online database, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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