Population: 12.3 million GDP Growth: 3.2% Inflation Rate: 5.7% Unemployment: 11.4% Literacy Rate: 34.5% Latest Census: 2020
Population: 12.3 million GDP Growth: 3.2% Inflation Rate: 5.7% Unemployment: 11.4% Literacy Rate: 34.5% Latest Census: 2020

Business & Industry Surveys

Comprehensive data collection from businesses and industries across South Sudan to understand economic activities, investment patterns, and enterprise characteristics for evidence-based economic policymaking.

Business Sector Overview

Registered Businesses

15,842

from 2022

Formal Employment

187,500

growth

Active Business Surveys

Ongoing

Annual Business Survey 2024

Comprehensive data collection on business operations, employment, revenue, and investment across all sectors.

Start: Jan 2024 End: Dec 2024
Ongoing

Manufacturing Survey 2024

Detailed assessment of manufacturing activities, production capacity, and industrial performance.

Start: Mar 2024 End: Nov 2024
Upcoming

Services Sector Survey 2025

Comprehensive assessment of service industries including trade, hospitality, and professional services.

Start: Jan 2025 End: Jun 2025

Sector Performance Indicators

Business Distribution by Sector (2023)

Employment by Industry (2023)

About Business & Industry Surveys

Business and industry surveys are systematic data collection exercises that gather comprehensive information about enterprise characteristics, economic activities, financial performance, and employment patterns from businesses across all sectors of the South Sudanese economy.

These surveys provide critical data for economic analysis, investment planning, industrial policy formulation, and monitoring of private sector development in South Sudan.

Key Objectives

  • Monitor business performance and economic activities
  • Track employment patterns and wage levels
  • Assess investment trends and capital formation
  • Inform industrial policy and private sector development strategies

Business Size Distribution (2023)

Types of Business & Industry Surveys

Annual Business Survey (ABS)

Comprehensive survey covering all registered businesses across all economic sectors. Collects data on employment, revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities, and business characteristics.

Frequency: Annual
Coverage: 8,500 establishments
Last conducted: 2023

Economic Census

Complete enumeration of all business establishments in the country. Provides benchmark data on business locations, activities, ownership, and basic operational characteristics.

Frequency: Every 5 years
Coverage: Complete enumeration
Last conducted: 2022

Key Business Indicators (2023)

Annual Business Survey 2022

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End: Dec 2024 Ongoing

Formal Employment

187,500

from 2022

Business Survey Data Access

Business Statistics Yearbook 2023

Comprehensive Data

PDF

Complete business statistics including sector performance, employment, revenue, and investment data for 2023.

Interactive Dashboard

Explore business data through interactive visualizations

Access Dashboard

Business Register

Access the official business register and establishment data

Browse Register

Publications

Research papers and analytical reports based on business data

Browse Publications

Data Request

Request customized business data for specific research needs

Submit Request

Business Environment Indicators

Monitoring the business environment is essential for understanding constraints to private sector development and informing policy reforms to improve the investment climate in South Sudan.

Business Registration: Average 15 days to complete
Regulatory Compliance: 8 procedures required annually
Access to Finance: 32% of businesses report constraints
65%
Business Confidence Index