Poverty & Inequality in South Sudan 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for South Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys 2025 unchanged 103rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 8.9% 107th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2015 — 56th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.86 live births per woman 2023 down 21.8% 32nd Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 983.6 kg per hectare 2023 up 28.5% 162nd Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.83 % change on previous year 2023 down 179.7% 148th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 40.2% 2023 up 192.5% 6th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2393 2023 down 3.2% 4th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2393 2023 down 3.2% 4th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2772 2023 up 4.4% 3rd Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4885 2023 down 11.0% 15th Population living in slums 94.2% 2022 down 0.0% 1st Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.226 2023 up 4.1% 166th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.226 2023 up 4.1% 166th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.226 2023 up 4.1% 166th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 19.75 2023 up 266.8% 160th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 4.89 2023 up 421.1% 2nd Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 4.9% 2023 up 420.2% 2nd