🇺🇸 USD to 🇸🇸 SSP — US Dollar to South Sudanese Pound (SSP) Rate Today
Live indicative interbank rate. Last refreshed 25 Jun 2026 00:00:05 UTC.
Convert US Dollar to South Sudanese Pound using the live indicative interbank rate and the converter below. Covers the cost of sending to South Sudan via the major mobile money apps.
USD to SSP rate change
Rate tracking started 24 June 2026. Longer windows fill in as history grows.
Change in the USD→SSP rate. + means the South Sudanese Pound weakened against the US Dollar; − means it strengthened.
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USD → SSP conversion table
| USD | SSP |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5,158.06 |
| 5 | 25,790.30 |
| 10 | 51,580.60 |
| 20 | 103,161.20 |
| 50 | 257,903.00 |
| 100 | 515,806.00 |
| 200 | 1,031,612.00 |
| 500 | 2,579,030.00 |
| 1,000 | 5,158,060.00 |
| 2,000 | 10,316,120.00 |
| 5,000 | 25,790,300.00 |
| 10,000 | 51,580,600.00 |
Table computed at the indicative rate of 1 USD = 5,158.06 SSP. Real operator-side values include a 1%-4% spread.
US Dollar to South Sudanese Pound exchange rate history
What moves the South Sudanese Pound rate
The South Sudanese pound hangs almost entirely on oil, which makes up nearly all exports. Because the crude flows through pipelines that run across neighbouring Sudan, any disruption to those lines or interruption of flows strikes directly at foreign-currency earnings and the currency. The rate is thus hostage to exported crude volumes and the reliability of getting them to market. To anticipate the pound, attention belongs on oil output, the state of the pipelines and the arrangements that keep them open, since it is this single dependence on crude, more than any other variable, that dictates the pressure on the exchange rate.
Converting and sending the South Sudanese Pound: what to know
The South Sudanese pound trades far weaker on the street than the official rate, and that parallel-market gap is a defining daily reality rather than an occasional quirk. Institutions are fragile and foreign exchange is scarce, so obtaining hard currency can be difficult and the official quote is often not what you actually get. Senders and receivers should assume a meaningful divergence between published and real-world rates, plan for limited availability, and recognise that conditions can be volatile given how dependent the whole system is on uninterrupted oil flows.
About the US Dollar
The US Dollar (USD, $) is the world's primary reserve currency and the de facto reference rate for most African remittance pricing. It is issued by the Federal Reserve System and subdivided into 100 cents. For African routes, the USD plays two distinct roles: as the on-the-wire settlement currency that originating remittance providers use to hedge between markets, and as the unit of account that diaspora senders most often think in. When operators quote a USD-to-local-currency rate, the difference between that rate and the interbank mid-market — the spread — is where most of the route's cost is hidden, often dwarfing the visible send fee. For receivers in countries with thin USD interbank markets such as Sierra Leone or Mozambique, the published rate can lag the interbank reference by several percentage points.
About the South Sudanese Pound
The South Sudanese pound, issued by the Bank of South Sudan, was introduced in 2011 when the country gained independence and became the world's newest sovereign state, and it divides into 100 piasters. Its economy is overwhelmingly dependent on oil, leaving public finances and currency stability hostage to crude exports and the pipelines that carry them. The pound is widely traded on the street at levels far weaker than the official rate, a divergence that reflects scarce foreign exchange and fragile institutions. That parallel-market gap is a defining feature of daily commerce in the young nation.
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Why is the rate I see on my mobile money operator different?
Rates shown on this page are indicative interbank reference rates updated daily. Operator send rates typically include a 1%-4% spread above this reference, which covers FX hedging cost, settlement risk and commercial margin. For exact send rates via M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Sendwave, LemFi, WorldRemit, Wise or TapTap Send to South Sudan, see the inbound transfer comparison.