South Sudan 2023

Year
2023
Population
11088796
Population, Rural
78.81
Population, Female
50.46
Working age population
54.09
Working age population, Male
2943371
Working age population, Female
3055104
Age dependency ratio
84.86
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
-0.37
GDP at current market prices
7295
Inflation rate
16.5
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
3
Mobile phone ownership
23.95
Handset affordability
0
Mobile connectivity index
10.41
Network coverage
60.1
Mobile Data Affordability
2.04
Instant payments system availability
No
Mobile money prevalence
Low
Remittance costs as % of remittance amount
8.5
Mobile money regulatory index
84.28
Financial Inclusion strategy index
0
Regulatory Sandbox
No
Gender, Youth & Vulnerable Groups Inclusion,
Yes
Interoperability solutions
Yes
Policy enablement to offer mobile money services
53.75
KYC requirement
60
Broad money (current LCU)
1 009 470 354 256
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
21 563
Population ages 15 and above, female
3 244 057
Population ages 15 and above, male
3 080 614
Population ages 15 and above, total
6 324 671
Population, female (primary + secondary)
2321721
Population, male
5 493 900
Population, male (primary + secondary)
2383937
Population, youth (15-24)
2438435
Urban population
2 350 270