{"id":88190,"date":"2025-12-18T13:30:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-leads-africa-with-25-economic-growth"},"modified":"2025-12-18T14:04:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:04:43","slug":"south-sudan-leads-africa-with-25-economic-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-leads-africa-with-25-economic-growth","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan Leads Africa with 25% Economic Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan\u2019s economy is set to surge nearly 25% this year, as its main oil pipeline returns to operation after last year\u2019s damage, according to Visual Capitalist, citing projections from the IMF\u2019s latest World Economic Outlook.<\/p>\n<p>While Europe is forecast to see sluggish growth, several developing countries are on pace to grow at more than two times faster than the global average<\/p>\n<p>From South Sudan to Ethiopia, export strength is fueling key economies in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>However, South Sudan\u2019s economy remains fragile. Conflict in neighboring Sudan has the potential to disrupt its oil flows, which are responsible for about 90% of the country\u2019s revenues.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Libya and Guyana are expected to see strong growth due to oil exports. In particular, Guyana\u2019s oil industry is expected to generate $2.5 billion in revenue by 2025, rising to $10 billion by 2030, thanks to a massive discovery of oil off its coastline.<\/p>\n<p>As we can see, Ireland is the sole country among developed countries to make the list, driven largely by front-loading of pharmaceutical exports given Trump\u2019s tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, India\u2019s economy is expected to expand by 6.6%, ultimately shrugging off trade tensions. Despite facing an effective tariff rate between 33% and 36%\u2014one of the highest across countries\u2014goods demand from the U.S. accounts for an estimated 2% of the country\u2019s GDP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Sudan<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. South Sudan\u2019s economy is set to surge nearly 25% this year, as its main oil pipeline returns to operation after last year\u2019s damage, according to Visual Capitalist, citing projections from the IMF\u2019s latest World Economic Outlook. 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