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Sierra Leone

SLESub-Saharan Africa Low incomeCapital: Freetown
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64/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
Sierra Leone in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k405060708090GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Sierra Leone· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone's GDP is $8.27B (2026), with a population of 8.8M, and GDP per capita of $919. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 4.5%, inflation at 7.5%, government debt at 44.3% of GDP, life expectancy of 62.0 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy30 indicators · 2020–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$8.27B2026▲ 7.3%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)4.5%2026▲ 2.3%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$9192026▲ 5.1%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$35.19B2026▲ 7.5%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$3,9092026▲ 5.4%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.02%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$7.41B2025▲ 7.2%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$8302025▲ 1.2%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$3,6902025▲ 5.4%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)25.7%2025▲ 0.5%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)41.6%2025▼ 2.3%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)29.5%2025▲ 1.3%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)5.9%2025▲ 5.8%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)78.2%2025▼ 2.2%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)23.2%2025▲ 13.4%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)19.2%2024▲ 65.7%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)2.7%2025▼ 74.4%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$9,8552025▲ 2.2%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)7.0%2024▼ 9.2%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$4262021▼ 2.6%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)-9.7%2020▲ 18.0%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-7.3%2025▼ 21.6%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.21%2021▲ 4984.1%WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)9.0%2021▲ 9.8%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)8.82%2021▲ 7.3%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$1.92B2025▲ 7.6%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$3,1762025▲ 2.5%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$1,1662025▲ 2.5%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary15 indicators · 2023–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)7.5%2026▼ 1.3%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)44.3%2026▼ 2.0%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-2.2%2026▲ 47.6%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-3.3%2026▲ 35.3%IMF
Total Investment (% of GDP)18.7%2026▲ 7.8%IMF
Gross National Savings (% of GDP)15.4%2026▲ 25.8%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)7.5%2025▼ 73.9%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)18.3%2025▲ 99.2%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)21.4%2025▲ 4.2%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)7.0%2025▲ 3.6%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$433.3M2024▼ 12.6%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)1.82024▼ 33.0%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)21.32023▲ 51.7%WB
PPP Conversion Factor5.162025▼ 0.1%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)22.6%2025▲ 10.9%WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2010–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)49.1%2025▲ 21.1%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)20.9%2025▲ 21.0%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)28.2%2025▲ 21.2%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$1.56B2025▲ 29.6%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$2.11B2025▲ 29.7%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$1.53B2025▲ 6.8%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$1.89B2025▼ 7.6%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.7%2024▼ 23.2%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)-0.0%2010▲ 92.6%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$121.8M2024▼ 16.5%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$320.8M2024▲ 9.5%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)4.6%2024▲ 0.8%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)0.7%2018▲ 1034.6%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-14.1%2024▼ 79.6%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-984.3M2024▼ 95.1%WB
▶External Debt7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)31.1%2024▼ 17.7%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$2.33B2024▼ 3.1%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)2.2%2024▼ 8.9%WB
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$1.05B2024—WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$841.8M2024▼ 4.4%WB
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)7.8%2023▲ 6.3%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$497.8M2023▼ 4.1%WB
▶Finance5 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)162023▼ 29.5%WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2023 · WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population8.8M2025▲ 2.1%WB
Population Growth (%)2.0%2025▼ 4.1%WB
Population Density (per km²)1172023▲ 2.2%WB
Surface Area (sq km)72,3002023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)72,1802023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)45.9%2025▲ 1.2%WB
Urban Population (total)4.1M2025▲ 3.3%WB
Rural Population (%)54.1%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth62.0 years2024▲ 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Male60.2 years2024▲ 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Female63.7 years2024▲ 0.3%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)3.72024▼ 2.3%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)30.12024▼ 1.6%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)8.22024▼ 0.9%WB
Net Migration-11,3092025▼ 2.8%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)37.7%2025▼ 1.1%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)59.1%2025▲ 0.7%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)3.3%2025▲ 1.3%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)69.3%2025▼ 1.6%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)5.6%2025▲ 0.6%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)63.7%2025▼ 1.8%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)240.32024▼ 0.6%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)195.22024▼ 0.8%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force2.9M2025▲ 2.4%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)53.4%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)51.6%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)55.2%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Unemployment (%)3.1%2025▲ 1.5%WB
Female Unemployment (%)2.1%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Male Unemployment (%)4.1%2025▲ 2.2%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)3.7%2025▲ 6.5%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)44.5%2025▼ 1.3%WB
Employment in Industry (%)11.5%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Employment in Services (%)44.0%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)66.2%2018▲ 16.3%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)86.0%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)11.2%2025▲ 2.1%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)38.3%2018▲ 3.7%WB
Employers (% of total employment)2.8%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)48.8%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)51.7%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)88.8%2025▼ 0.3%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)25.9%2018▼ 19.8%WB
▶Education21 indicators · 2002–2025 · WB
▶Health51 indicators · 2006–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.7%2023▼ 1.8%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$362023▼ 13.4%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)0.8%2023▼ 9.3%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)54.5%2023▼ 0.8%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.12022▲ 83.6%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)1.22022▲ 448.6%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)0.42006—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)90.52024▼ 3.5%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)28.32024▼ 1.7%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)3542023▼ 4.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)84.62024▼ 3.6%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)96.12024▼ 3.4%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)57.6%2021▼ 0.9%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)34.5%2021▲ 6.7%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)7.4%2021▼ 19.5%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)90.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)91.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.282024▼ 15.2%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)3722024▼ 2.1%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)26.3%2021▼ 10.8%WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)2.8%2021▼ 37.8%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)17.5%2024▼ 5.4%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)5.1%2024▼ 5.6%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)6.12021▲ 13.7%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)0.32020▲ 11.5%WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)61.02286352021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)16.632445382021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)53.127224222021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)54.5958521982024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)90.4995856672024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)28.2605970352024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)915.38665412023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)3722024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)482024—WHO
People Living with HIV920002025—WHO
Malaria Deaths (WHO Estimates)66462024—WHO
Estimated Malaria Incidence (WHO)282.66567712024—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)11.3694562022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)912025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)902025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)912025—WHO
Physicians (total)1,1062022▲ 92.0%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel9,6272022▲ 44.0%WHO
Dentists (total)152022▲ 0.0%WHO
Pharmacists (total)892022▼ 53.9%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)6.32021—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)26.32021—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)122021—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)482023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)13.82021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)35.762050632023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment16 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
▶Agriculture11 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
▶Technology10 indicators · 2018–2024 · WB
▶Infrastructure6 indicators · 2012–2021 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried50,1932012▲ 2.9%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)02012—WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)78,4132019▼ 6.2%WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.082018▲ 2.7%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)24.7%2021▼ 0.0%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender9 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption-0.572023▼ 2.6%WB
Government Effectiveness-1.162023▲ 1.2%WB
Political Stability-0.242023▼ 152.5%WB
Regulatory Quality-1.062023▼ 0.8%WB
Rule of Law-0.832023▼ 0.2%WB
Voice & Accountability-0.32023▼ 102.1%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)31.1%2023▼ 5.7%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)12.3%2023▲ 8.3%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)22.2%2023▼ 2.1%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)37.4%2023▼ 17.3%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)0.5%2024▼ 23.3%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$36.4M2024▼ 3.6%WB
Armed Forces Personnel9,0002020▲ 0.0%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.4%2020▼ 2.0%WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)0.0%2024▼ 12.4%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)2.22020▲ 26.2%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2018 · WB
▶Social Protection7 indicators · 2018–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Social Insurance Coverage (%)0.9%2018——
Social Assistance Coverage (%)17.3%2018▼ 42.6%—
Social Protection Coverage (%)18.1%2018▼ 40.0%—
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.362020▲ 2.7%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.372020▲ 2.9%WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.362020▲ 2.5%WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School4.9 years2020▲ 4.2%WB
▶Tourism5 indicators · 2018–2019 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals71,0002019▲ 7.6%WB
International Tourism, Departures122,0002019▲ 8.9%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$39.0M2018▲ 0.0%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$83.0M2019▲ 36.1%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)5.5%2018▲ 18.8%WB
▶Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO