In recent years, productivity declined 30% in services, the main employment sector, while increasing 20% in industry and remaining unchanged in agriculture.

The once-promising economy now faces significant challenges in recovery. The UN has launched a $2.7 billion humanitarian response plan to address this crisis.

Sudan's economic freedom score is 33.9, making its economy the 173rd freest in the 2024 Index of Economic Freedom.

Since the economic shock of South Sudan's secession, Sudan has struggled to stabilize its economy and make up for the loss of foreign exchange earnings.

Sudan has had one of the highest growth rates amongst Sub-Saharan African countries and a rapidly rising per capita income, with per capita GDP of US$1,500.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Sudan was worth 109.33 billion US dollars in 2023, according to official data from the World Bank.

The substantial balance of payments deficit has led to a shortage of foreign exchange which has caused sporadic shortages of essential commodities such as fuel, ...

INDICATOR, SUDAN, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, LOW INCOME, NOTE. Bertelsmann Transformation Index, 2024, 132, 89, 110.5, Ranking out of 137 economies.

The economy of most of the peoples of Sudan was and still is dependent on cultivation, with animal husbandry, and sometimes hunting and fishing.