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
Formal Employment
187,500
Active Business Surveys
Annual Business Survey 2024
Comprehensive data collection on business operations, employment, revenue, and investment across all sectors.
Manufacturing Survey 2024
Detailed assessment of manufacturing activities, production capacity, and industrial performance.
Services Sector Survey 2025
Comprehensive assessment of service industries including trade, hospitality, and professional services.
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.
Economic Census
Complete enumeration of all business establishments in the country. Provides benchmark data on business locations, activities, ownership, and basic operational characteristics.
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
Complete business statistics including sector performance, employment, revenue, and investment data for 2023.
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.