Global rank
#86
South Sudan • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free17 · 9%
Visa on arrival22 · 11%
eTA2 · 1%
Visa required158 · 79%
Bloc
EAC
8
Union Members
World reach
21%
About the South Sudan passport
At #86 globally out of 200 ranked passports, the South Sudan passport puts holders ahead of 57% of the world. South Sudan citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to South Sudan citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
South Sudan applies a top marginal income tax rate of 15%. The country operates a standard low tax regime.
South Sudan is a member of the East African Community, granting facilitated movement across East African member states.
Where South Sudan passport holders can travel
BangladeshBarbadosBeninBotswanaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaComorosCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiDominicaEgyptEthiopiaGambiaGhanaGuinea-BissauHaitiIranKenyaLaosMacaoMadagascarMalaysiaMaldivesMicronesiaMozambiqueNepalPalauPalestineRwandaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSri LankaSurinameTanzaniaTimor-LesteTuvaluUganda
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBelarusBelgiumBelizeBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuyanaHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMalawiMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNamibiaNauruNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe
How South Sudan compares regionally
Among East African Community members, the South Sudan passport ranks 7th of 8 by mobility. The average passport rank across East African Community members is #75.