Sudan's GDP grew by about 0.5 percent in 2021, following a 3.6 percent contraction in 2020. The Central Bank has adopted an accommodating monetary policy. Inflation more than doubled between 2020 and 2021, at 163.3 percent and 358.9 percent, respectively, due to currency depreciation and the elimination of fuel subsidies. International reserves remained very low at 0.4 months and 0.3 months of import cover in 2020 and 2021 respectively. The SDR allocation to Sudan was equivalent to USD 857.7 million. (Download detailed Analysis Source : Report African Economic Outlook 2022 ; AfDB)
At the end of 2016, the banking sector of Sudan represented a total asset of $15 billion.
Credit distributed to the private sector in 2016 amounted to $8.4 billion.
The Khartoum Stock Exchange accounted 66 listed companies, representing, at the end of 2017, a market capitalization of $2.6 billion.
