Economy, jobs and prices in Northern, Sudan: official figures
Consumer prices in Northern State were 81.3% higher in December 2024 than a year earlier, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics, 3rd lowest of the 18 states (Sudan: 187.8%); in 2023 the average inflation rate was 209.1% (Sudan: 66.6%).
Are banks open in Northern State?
47 bank branches were operating in Northern State at the end of 2024, down from 50 in December 2021, before the war; that is 15.2% 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 Northern State have electricity?
94.4% of households in Northern State had electricity in 2014, the highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 44.9%).
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copyDo people in Northern State have safe drinking water?
93.9% of people in Northern State used an improved drinking-water source in 2014, and 71.9% had water piped into their home, plot or yard; the highest 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 Northern State have a proper toilet?
79.4% of people in Northern State used an improved toilet not shared with other households in 2014, and 2.2% had no toilet at all; the 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 Northern compares with other states
Consumer-price inflation, December (year on year) (December 2024)
Northern ranks 16 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Consumer-price inflation, December (year on year) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | North Kordofan | 121.4% |
| 13 | South Kordofan | 118.7% |
| 14 | Khartoum | 111.0% |
| 15 | Red Sea | 90.8% |
| 16 | Northern | 81.3% |
| 17 | Central Darfur | 76.5% |
| 18 | West Kordofan | 67.9% |
Bank branches operating (end of 2024)
Northern ranks 2 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)
Northern ranks 1 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with electricity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern | 94.4% |
| 2 | Khartoum | 81.6% |
| 3 | River Nile | 79.1% |
| 4 | Gezira | 72.9% |
| 5 | Sennar | 57.9% |
| 6 | Blue Nile | 48.6% |
| 7 | White Nile | 40.1% |
Household population using improved drinking water (2014)
Northern ranks 1 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household population using improved drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern | 93.9% |
| 2 | Gezira | 88.9% |
| 3 | Sennar | 88.6% |
| 4 | River Nile | 88.3% |
| 5 | Khartoum | 86.9% |
| 6 | West Kordofan | 86.0% |
| 7 | Blue Nile | 71.3% |
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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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