Country
Sudan SDN
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d -0.2
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap0.0
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical44.0
GDELT · as of 2026-10-11 · coverage: bronze
Growth35.8
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity17.5
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance12.7
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Sudan sovereign credibility, in brief
Sudan scores 14.1 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band < 35. That ranks it 43 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 2nd percentile of the region. The score is unchanged over the past seven days. CPI 75.1% (implicit target) — credibility severely compromised (14/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 43/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 2th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.7 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Malawi 19.5
- South Sudan 17.3
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -85.4%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +2.3%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Current account (% GDP) | -8.6% | 2022-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 1.4% | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 3.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 168.4K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 32.7% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 1.8% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 0.2 mo | 2017-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 2.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5% | 2022-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 7.5% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 45.4% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $1,165 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 37.9% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -2.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -2.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -1.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -2.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.