CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in South Sudan
South Sudan: CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating was 1 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in South Sudan, 2012–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in South Sudan is 1 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in South Sudan peaked at 2 1=low to 6=high in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1 1=low to 6=high, in 2016.
That places South Sudan 82nd out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2013 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 1 1=low to 6=high | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 1 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 1 1=low to 6=high is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.5 1=low to 6=high, 40% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 1 1=low to 6=high is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 33% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.44 1=low to 6=high | 1 1=low to 6=high | 2 1=low to 6=high | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 1=low to 6=high | 1 1=low to 6=high | 1 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More public sector data for South Sudan
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9073 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 169.79 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.096 current USD per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 88.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 15.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in South Sudan?
- Cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in South Sudan was 1 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2 1=low to 6=high in 2012.
- What is the lowest cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1=low to 6=high in 2016.
- How does South Sudan rank for cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating?
- South Sudan ranks 82nd out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The quality of budgetary and financial management criterion assesses the extent to which there is: (a) a comprehensive and credible budget, linked to policy priorities; (b) effective financial management systems to ensure that the budget is implemented as intended in a controlled and predictable way; and (c) timely and accurate accounting and fiscal reporting, including timely audit of public accounts and effective arrangements for follow up.