‘Erosion of a country’s future’: What has the war cost Sudan?
Summary
Sudan’s civil war, ongoing since 2023, has caused over 40,000 deaths and forced about 14 million people to leave their homes. The conflict has severely damaged Sudan’s economy, infrastructure, and basic services, threatening the country’s future growth and stability.Key Facts
- More than 40,000 people have died in Sudan’s civil war so far.
- Around 14 million people, or one-quarter of Sudan’s population, have been displaced.
- Fighting began in 2023 due to a power struggle between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
- Sudan’s economy lost about $6.4 billion in 2023 alone, with its GDP at $26 billion that year.
- The war has damaged farmland, irrigation, transport, factories, and power supplies, causing a 15% drop in cultivated land and a 90% collapse in industrial activity.
- Up to 40% of the country’s power generation capacity has been lost, and key water infrastructure has been destroyed or taken over.
- Over 200 attacks on healthcare facilities occurred, with less than 14% fully operational in conflict areas, leading to disease outbreaks like cholera.
- Thousands of schools have closed or been damaged, disrupting education for millions of children.
- Agriculture, which employed about 65% of workers, has been severely affected, with incomes dropping to levels last seen in 1992.
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