All 195 countries · Eastern Africa
South Sudan
South Sudan has very low ID coverage (about 90 percent lack an ID) and is planning interoperable birth registration and digital ID systems. No CBDC work was found.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in South Sudan
- Program
- National ID
- Status
- Being built or piloted
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Not confirmed
Plans for linked birth registration and digital ID were reported in July 2026. Activists want free IDs ahead of the December 2026 elections.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- No known work
No public CBDC work found as of Oct 2026.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2026-07Rolling it out
Government reported plans for linked birth registration and digital ID systems. Biometric Update ↗
UN and WHO
How South Sudan has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 39.9 · rank 169 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 1
Sovereignty score
How the 0 adds up
- 0No tracked actions either way.
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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.