SDN · Africa

Sudan

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata

Points to watch 2026.10.09

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Conflict theatre: Sudanese Civil War. August 2026: 266 political violence events, 890 deaths (-2% on the previous three-month average). ACLED via HDX
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Sanctions targeting the country: UN (1 regime, 13 listings), United States (2 regimes, 63 listings), United Kingdom (1 regime, 41 listings), European Union (2 regimes, 34 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.10.07
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Recent institutional rupture: Coup 25 octobre 2021 (Burhan).
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2.8 million refugees originating from the country. UNHCR 2025
Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 1/100). Freedom House 2025

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The Institute's composite reading

Crise

8.7 /10 risk

Security 8.5
Legitimacy 1.4
Economy 2.8
Diplomacy 0.0
Influence 0.7

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

State under international sanctions

UN Sudan · resolution 1591 · since 2005 · 13 people and 0 entities listed targeted (Darfur)
United States 2 programmes: Darfur and others · 63 listings: 35 people, 28 entities
EU 2 regimes: destabilisation and others · 34 listings: 26 people, 8 entities targeted
United Kingdom 1 regime · 41 listings: 22 people, 19 entities

UN list of 2026.10.07: 13 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: Sudan (10), Central African Republic (2), ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (1), South Sudan (1).

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 63 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 37 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 44 (list of 2026.09.22).

Capital: Khartoum
Population: 51,662,000 inh.
Area: 1,886,068 km²
Currency: SDG
Regime: federal republic

Executive in office

Head of State

Abdel Fattah Abdelrahmane al-Burhan

since 2019.04.12

Head of Government

Abdallah Hamdok

since 2019.08.21

Government in office 4 members

Minister of Defence of Sudan

Hassan Daoud Kayan

since 2025.06.28 Defence

Minister of Justice of Sudan

Abdullah Mohamed Darf

since 2025.01.01 Justice

Minister of Culture

Khaled Al-Aiser

since 2024.11.01

Premier ministre du Soudan

Kamil Idris

since 2025.05.19

Parliament

Assemblée nationale

426 seats

Conseil des États

32 seats

Inception 2005

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

60 G$

2025 ↑ +21.1 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

1,165 $

2025 ↑ +18.3 % vs 2024

Growth

3.1 %

2025 ↑ +17.0 pt vs 2024

Inflation

138.8 %

2022 ↓ -220.3 pt vs 2021

Unemployment

7.5 %

2022 ↓ -3.6 pt vs 2021

Defense / GDP

0.9 %

2021 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2020

Life expectancy

66.5 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.13/1

#163 closed autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

1/100

Not Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

14/100

#1752025

Press freedom (RSF)

29/100

#1612026

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

#13 Or 2 % 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

3 Md$

Imports

7 Md$

Balance

-4 Md$

Top exports

51% Or
15% Animaux vivants

Top imports

21% Blé + sucre

Export partners

Émirats arabes unis 48%
Chine 17%

Import partners

Chine 21%
Émirats arabes unis 13%

Guerre civile depuis avril 2023.

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

USA 29%
GBR 31%
FRA 33%
DEU 33%
RUS 67%
CHN 71%
IRN 53%

Abstention: 24%

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08

Last institutional rupture Coup 25 octobre 2021 (Burhan)

Guerre civile depuis avril 2023 (FAS vs RSF). Aucune élection prévisible.

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.511/1

#1762023

Top 10% (wealth)

54.4 %

WID

Gini

34.2

moderate

Refugees hosted

809,816

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

2,820,737

UNHCR 2025

Plus grande crise mondiale 2024-2025 (guerre civile)

Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States

Recognizes

Palestine

Does not recognize

Israël
Kosovo

National anthem

Nahnu Djundulla Djundulwatan

Composer · Ahmed Morjan

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

UN
Arab League
OIC
African Union
IGAD

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,510 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,134, or ×1.0.

French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

2026.05.23 Sudan: the deadliest civil war nobody watches
Field notebook. Two years of SAF versus RSF: Khartoum cut in two, Darfur ravaged, the UAE-Egypt axis structuring the ground.