Sudan: Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Sudan's services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) fell US$488.53 on 2021 (from US$5,692 to US$5,204).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −US$74.51 and a typical year strayed about US$659.34 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below 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 US$1,452 in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was US$2,192 in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$209.8 a year. A straight line explains 89% 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.

How it compares

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Closest to Sudan in the 2022 ranking

• West Bank and Gaza — 1st of 3: US$13,832
• Syrian Arab Republic — 3rd of 3: US$3,057

What this measures

Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in the economy to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: For comparability of individual sectors labor productivity is estimated according to national accounts conventions. However, there are still significant limitations on the availability of reliable data. Information on consistent series of output is not easily available, especially in low- and middle-income countries, because the definition, coverage, and methodology are not always consistent across countries. For more details, see Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.AGR.TOTL.KD], Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.IND.TOTL.KD], and Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.SRV.TOTL.KD].

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 32 values

Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$10,563 (2025)
• Benin — US$3,646 (2025)
• Botswana — US$19,921 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$2,875 (2025)
• Burundi — US$2,666 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$12,595 (2025)
• Cameroon — US$4,728 (2025)
• Central African Republic — US$1,827 (2025)
• Chad — US$3,738 (2025)
• Comoros

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 services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)?

US$5,204 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is down 34.36% from US$7,928 in 1991 (1.35% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$10,692 in 2008 and the lowest US$5,204 in 2022.

Is the latest change in services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Sudan?

In 2022, Sudan's services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) fell US$488.53 on 2021 (from US$5,692 to US$5,204). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −US$74.51 and a typical year strayed about US$659.34 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.SRV.EMPL.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB); ILOSTAT database, International Labour Organization (ILO) 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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