Income per Person (GDP per capita, PPP) in South Sudan: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

At MYRIAD, we look at statistics not as abstract digits, but as the concrete boundaries of human lives. For South Sudan, income per person is the raw economic reality that shapes the daily margin between scarcity and sustenance. These values represent the average yearly economic output per person, adjusted for purchasing power in 2017 international dollars. Every figure recorded here is a statistical fact about the conditions under which generations have labored, traded, and survived, defining what families could afford and how communities built their infrastructure.

The historical arc spans more than two centuries of measurable change. In the 1800s estimate, economic output stood at 600 intl-$, creeping upward to 800 intl-$ in 1900. Growth continued through the mid-century, touching 1,500 in the 1950s and 2,600 in the 1980s. After fluctuations, including the stagnation of the 1990s at 2,550 intl-$, the trajectory rises again. Projections suggest a climb toward 4,370 in the 2030s projection, eventually reaching 11,624 in the 2100s projection.

In the 2020s, income per person (gdp per capita, ppp) in South Sudan stands at 3,800 intl-$ — ranking #150 of 157 countries. If you were born into this era, your economic horizon is defined by these precise constraints, a significant shift from the 3,150 intl-$ of the 2010s. This standing reflects the literal boundaries of the economic ground an individual inherits compared to the rest of the world. It is the baseline of existence in a global hierarchy of productivity.

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