The World Bank published in March 2025 a major report titled "South Sudan Economic Monitor: A Pathway to Overcome the Crisis."
South Sudan's socio-economic outcomes have worsened over the past decade due to recurrent conflicts, fragility, and macroeconomic mismanagement compounded by global economic and climate shocks. This dire situation is the result of: (1) nascent institutions and weak governance; (2) persistent mismanagement of the country's abundant natural capital, namely oil, and (3) recurrent community-level conflicts and violence that led to nationwide armed conflict in 2016 and localized ongoing conflict after the 2018 peace agreement.
South Sudan is now facing a severe crisis. The economy is projected to contract by 30 percent in fiscal year 2024/2025, marking the fifth consecutive year of negative growth. In fiscal year 2025, GDP per capita is estimated to decline to around half of the fiscal year 2020 levels.
