Economy, jobs and prices in Red Sea, Sudan: official figures

Consumer prices in Red Sea State were on average 115.3% higher in 2024 than a year earlier, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics, 4th lowest of 17 states with a consistently published average (Sudan: 176.9%); in 2023 the average was 103.5% (Sudan: 66.6%). In December 2024 the annual rate was 90.8% (Sudan: 187.8%).

Are banks open in Red Sea?

51 bank branches were operating in Red Sea at the end of 2024, up from 49 in December 2021, before the war; that is 16.5% 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 copy

How many homes in Red Sea have electricity?

39.6% of households in Red Sea had electricity in 2014, 8th highest of the 18 states (Sudan: 44.9%).

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy

Do people in Red Sea have safe drinking water?

33.2% of people in Red Sea used an improved drinking-water source in 2014, and 12.5% had water piped into their home, plot or yard; 3rd lowest of the 18 states for improved water (Sudan: 68.0% and 36.9%).

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy

How many people in Red Sea have a proper toilet?

52.4% of people in Red Sea used an improved toilet not shared with other households in 2014, and 35.0% had no toilet at all; 3rd highest of the 18 states for improved sanitation (Sudan: 32.9% and 29.2%).

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy

How Red Sea compares with other states

Average consumer-price inflation (Northern State: average not published consistently) (2024)

Red Sea ranks 14 of 17, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average consumer-price inflation (Northern State: average not published consistently)
11	Gezira	146.7%
12	East Darfur	136.1%
13	South Darfur	116.7%
14	Red Sea	115.3%
15	Central Darfur	111.5%
16	West Kordofan	93.2%
17	Khartoum	90.4%

Source: Central Bank of Sudan (population and prices from the Central Bureau of Statistics) · saved copy

Consumer-price inflation, December (year on year) (December 2024)

Red Sea ranks 15 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%

Source: Central Bank of Sudan (population and prices from the Central Bureau of Statistics) · saved copy

Bank branches operating (end of 2024)

Red Sea ranks 1 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

Source: Central Bank of Sudan (population and prices from the Central Bureau of Statistics) · saved copy

Households with electricity (2014)

Red Sea ranks 8 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with electricity
5	Sennar	57.9%
6	Blue Nile	48.6%
7	White Nile	40.1%
8	Red Sea	39.6%
9	Gedaref	39.5%
10	Kassala	38.0%
11	South Darfur	19.9%

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy

Household population using improved drinking water (2014)

Red Sea ranks 16 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Household population using improved drinking water
12	North Darfur	50.6%
13	Central Darfur	50.5%
14	South Darfur	46.6%
15	East Darfur	45.1%
16	Red Sea	33.2%
17	White Nile	32.7%
18	Gedaref	27.7%

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan (with UNICEF Sudan) · saved copy

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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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