Economy, jobs and prices in Kassala, Sudan: official figures
Consumer prices in Kassala State were on average 391.8% higher in 2024 than a year earlier, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the highest of 17 states with a consistently published average (Sudan: 176.9%); in 2023 the average was 122.5% (Sudan: 66.6%). In December 2024 the annual rate was 292.7% (Sudan: 187.8%).
Are banks open in Kassala?
41 bank branches were operating in Kassala at the end of 2024, up from 22 in December 2021, before the war; that is 13.3% of the 309 branches working across Sudan (December 2021: 1,029), according to the Central Bank of Sudan.
Source: Central Bank of Sudan (population and prices from the Central Bureau of Statistics) · saved copyHow many homes in Kassala have electricity?
38.0% of households in Kassala had electricity in 2014, 9th lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 44.9%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyDo people in Kassala have safe drinking water?
57.2% of people in Kassala used an improved drinking-water source in 2014, and 28.2% had water piped into their home, plot or yard; 8th lowest of the 18 states for improved water (Sudan: 68.0% and 36.9%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow many people in Kassala have a proper toilet?
29.3% of people in Kassala used an improved toilet not shared with other households in 2014, and 44.9% had no toilet at all; 8th highest of the 18 states for improved sanitation (Sudan: 32.9% and 29.2%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyHow Kassala compares with other states
Average consumer-price inflation (Northern State: average not published consistently) (2024)
Kassala ranks 1 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average consumer-price inflation (Northern State: average not published consistently) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kassala | 391.8% |
| 2 | River Nile | 325.8% |
| 3 | Gedaref | 300.2% |
| 4 | South Kordofan | 227.4% |
| 5 | Sennar | 218.7% |
| 6 | West Darfur | 208.4% |
| 7 | Blue Nile | 197.3% |
Consumer-price inflation, December (year on year) (December 2024)
Kassala ranks 4 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Consumer-price inflation, December (year on year) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gedaref | 458.6% |
| 2 | River Nile | 385.5% |
| 3 | Sennar | 357.7% |
| 4 | Kassala | 292.7% |
| 5 | West Darfur | 276.4% |
| 6 | White Nile | 262.0% |
| 7 | Blue Nile | 197.7% |
Bank branches operating (end of 2024)
Kassala ranks 4 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Bank branches operating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Sea | 51 |
| 2 | Northern | 47 |
| 3 | River Nile | 46 |
| 4 | Kassala | 41 |
| 5 | White Nile | 34 |
| 6 | Gedaref | 32 |
| 7 | North Kordofan | 20 |
Households with electricity (2014)
Kassala ranks 10 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with electricity |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | White Nile | 40.1% |
| 8 | Red Sea | 39.6% |
| 9 | Gedaref | 39.5% |
| 10 | Kassala | 38.0% |
| 11 | South Darfur | 19.9% |
| 12 | South Kordofan | 19.6% |
| 13 | North Kordofan | 17.7% |
Household population using improved drinking water (2014)
Kassala ranks 11 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household population using improved drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | North Kordofan | 69.7% |
| 9 | West Darfur | 67.5% |
| 10 | South Kordofan | 60.1% |
| 11 | Kassala | 57.2% |
| 12 | North Darfur | 50.6% |
| 13 | Central Darfur | 50.5% |
| 14 | South Darfur | 46.6% |
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Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan): Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014 of Sudan, Final Report (state tables HH.6, HH.8, CM.2, NU.2, CH.2, WS.7, RH.2, RH.10, RH.11, CD.1, ED.1, ED.4, ED.5, CP.4, CP.7, CP.13, HFS.1), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9400cecaceed…)
- Central Bank of Sudan (population and prices from the Central Bureau of Statistics): Annual Report 2024 (64th): population by state 2024 (Table 6-12, CBS estimates), average inflation by state (Table 6-8), bank branches by state (Table 5-3, Appendix 8), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3092b0e22b0e…)
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