01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$6.79B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 163 of 210

Real GDP growth4.4%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$7862024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity30.1%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing

Manufacturing7.2%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −8.5 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Sierra Leone	1970	$455.42M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$168	Not published	Not published	18.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1971	$484.91M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	$175	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1972	$534.54M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	$190	Not published	Not published	16.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1973	$609.76M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	$213	Not published	Not published	15.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1974	$702.13M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	$240	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1975	$750.39M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	$252	Not published	Not published	15.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1976	$697.40M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	$230	Not published	Not published	13.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1977	$794.56M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	$258	Not published	Not published	13.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1978	$1.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	$326	Not published	Not published	14.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1979	$1.18B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	$368	Not published	Not published	14.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1980	$1.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$407	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1981	$1.43B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	$428	Not published	Not published	15.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1982	$1.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	$471	Not published	Not published	17.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1983	$1.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	$401	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1984	$1.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	$481	Not published	Not published	17.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1985	$1.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$378	Not published	Not published	13.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1986	$965.34M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	$259	Not published	Not published	8.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1987	$818.92M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	$214	Not published	Not published	6.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1988	$1.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	$326	Not published	Not published	8.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1989	$1.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	$300	Not published	Not published	7.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1990	$879.30M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	$210	Not published	Not published	4.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1991	$1.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-8.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	$249	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1992	$920.35M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-9.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	$221	Not published	Not published	4.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1993	$1.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	$250	Not published	Not published	5.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1994	$1.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	$296	Not published	Not published	5.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1995	$1.18B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-10.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	$282	Not published	Not published	5.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1996	$1.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-24.8%	Not published	Not published	-28.3 pp vs world	$304	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1997	$1.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-17.6%	Not published	Not published	-21.5 pp vs world	$271	Not published	Not published	5.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1998	$910.06M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	$212	Not published	Not published	4.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1999	$906.03M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-8.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	$210	Not published	Not published	3.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2000	$860.65M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	$195	Not published	Not published	3.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2001	$1.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.1 pp vs world	$232	Not published	Not published	4.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2002	$1.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	41.1%	Not published	Not published	+38.9 pp vs world	$281	Not published	Not published	5.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2003	$1.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	22.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.0 pp vs world	$333	Not published	Not published	5.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2004	$2.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	$376	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2005	$2.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	16.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	$465	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2006	$3.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	$580	Not published	Not published	7.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2007	$3.63B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	$632	Not published	Not published	7.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2008	$4.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	$705	Not published	Not published	7.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2009	$3.95B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	$653	Not published	Not published	7.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2010	$4.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$685	Not published	Not published	7.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2011	$4.86B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	$761	Not published	Not published	7.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2012	$6.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	$938	Not published	Not published	8.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2013	$7.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	$1,117	Not published	Not published	10.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2014	$7.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-7.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	$1,118	Not published	Not published	10.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2015	$6.78B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	$964	Not published	Not published	9.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2016	$6.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	$844	Not published	Not published	8.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2017	$5.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	$779	Not published	Not published	7.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2018	$6.39B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	$846	Not published	Not published	7.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2019	$6.52B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	$844	Not published	Not published	7.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2020	$6.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	$845	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2021	$7.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	$885	Not published	Not published	7.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2022	$7.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	$860	Not published	Not published	6.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2023	$6.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	$758	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2024	$6.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	$786	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Sierra LeoneAfricaWestern AfricaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Sierra Leone is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Sierra LeoneWestern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$455.42M → $879.30M

Compound annual change: +3.3% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$879.30M → $4.26B

Compound annual change: +8.2% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$4.26B → $6.79B

Compound annual change: +3.4% CAGR

Nominal GDP$6.79B2024 · Published series · World rank 163 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$8.23B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Sierra Leone	1970	$455.42M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1971	$484.91M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1972	$534.54M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.72B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1973	$609.76M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.78B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1974	$702.13M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1975	$750.39M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1976	$697.40M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.83B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1977	$794.56M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1978	$1.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1979	$1.18B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1980	$1.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.07B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1981	$1.43B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1982	$1.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1983	$1.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1984	$1.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1985	$1.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1986	$965.34M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1987	$818.92M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.47B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1988	$1.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1989	$1.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1990	$879.30M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1991	$1.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1992	$920.35M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1993	$1.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1994	$1.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1995	$1.18B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1996	$1.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1997	$1.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1998	$910.06M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1999	$906.03M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2000	$860.65M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2001	$1.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.46B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2002	$1.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2003	$1.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.51B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2004	$2.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.98B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2005	$2.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.48B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2006	$3.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2007	$3.63B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2008	$4.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2009	$3.95B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2010	$4.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2011	$4.86B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2012	$6.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2013	$7.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2014	$7.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.94B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2015	$6.78B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2016	$6.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2017	$5.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2018	$6.39B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2019	$6.52B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2020	$6.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2021	$7.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2022	$7.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2023	$6.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2024	$6.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$8.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Africa$2.83T2024

Western Africa$623.17B2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Sierra Leone is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Sierra LeoneWestern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$168 → $210

Compound annual change: +1.1% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$210 → $685

Compound annual change: +6.1% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$685 → $786

Compound annual change: +1.0% CAGR

GDP per person$7862024 · Published series · World rank 195 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$9522024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Sierra Leone	1970	$168	Not published	Not published	18.1 (world = 100)	$627	Not published	Not published	12.1 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1971	$175	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)	$618	Not published	Not published	11.7 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1972	$190	Not published	Not published	16.8 (world = 100)	$612	Not published	Not published	11.2 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1973	$213	Not published	Not published	15.8 (world = 100)	$622	Not published	Not published	10.9 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1974	$240	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)	$632	Not published	Not published	11.0 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1975	$252	Not published	Not published	15.3 (world = 100)	$620	Not published	Not published	10.9 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1976	$230	Not published	Not published	13.2 (world = 100)	$605	Not published	Not published	10.3 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1977	$258	Not published	Not published	13.3 (world = 100)	$599	Not published	Not published	10.0 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1978	$326	Not published	Not published	14.5 (world = 100)	$610	Not published	Not published	9.9 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1979	$368	Not published	Not published	14.5 (world = 100)	$629	Not published	Not published	10.0 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1980	$407	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)	$634	Not published	Not published	10.1 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1981	$428	Not published	Not published	15.3 (world = 100)	$646	Not published	Not published	10.3 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1982	$471	Not published	Not published	17.3 (world = 100)	$644	Not published	Not published	10.4 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1983	$401	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)	$630	Not published	Not published	10.0 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1984	$481	Not published	Not published	17.3 (world = 100)	$643	Not published	Not published	10.0 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1985	$378	Not published	Not published	13.5 (world = 100)	$644	Not published	Not published	9.8 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1986	$259	Not published	Not published	8.2 (world = 100)	$637	Not published	Not published	9.6 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1987	$214	Not published	Not published	6.1 (world = 100)	$645	Not published	Not published	9.5 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1988	$326	Not published	Not published	8.4 (world = 100)	$644	Not published	Not published	9.3 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1989	$300	Not published	Not published	7.6 (world = 100)	$649	Not published	Not published	9.2 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1990	$210	Not published	Not published	4.8 (world = 100)	$647	Not published	Not published	9.0 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1991	$249	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)	$588	Not published	Not published	8.3 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1992	$221	Not published	Not published	4.7 (world = 100)	$541	Not published	Not published	7.6 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1993	$250	Not published	Not published	5.3 (world = 100)	$543	Not published	Not published	7.6 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1994	$296	Not published	Not published	5.9 (world = 100)	$560	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1995	$282	Not published	Not published	5.2 (world = 100)	$503	Not published	Not published	6.8 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1996	$304	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)	$376	Not published	Not published	5.0 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1997	$271	Not published	Not published	5.0 (world = 100)	$306	Not published	Not published	4.0 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1998	$212	Not published	Not published	4.0 (world = 100)	$301	Not published	Not published	3.8 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	1999	$210	Not published	Not published	3.9 (world = 100)	$275	Not published	Not published	3.4 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2000	$195	Not published	Not published	3.5 (world = 100)	$279	Not published	Not published	3.4 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2001	$232	Not published	Not published	4.3 (world = 100)	$310	Not published	Not published	3.7 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2002	$281	Not published	Not published	5.1 (world = 100)	$413	Not published	Not published	4.9 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2003	$333	Not published	Not published	5.4 (world = 100)	$484	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2004	$376	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)	$557	Not published	Not published	6.3 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2005	$465	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	$632	Not published	Not published	7.0 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2006	$580	Not published	Not published	7.4 (world = 100)	$719	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2007	$632	Not published	Not published	7.3 (world = 100)	$730	Not published	Not published	7.6 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2008	$705	Not published	Not published	7.5 (world = 100)	$738	Not published	Not published	7.6 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2009	$653	Not published	Not published	7.4 (world = 100)	$729	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2010	$685	Not published	Not published	7.2 (world = 100)	$755	Not published	Not published	7.8 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2011	$761	Not published	Not published	7.3 (world = 100)	$795	Not published	Not published	8.0 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2012	$938	Not published	Not published	8.9 (world = 100)	$857	Not published	Not published	8.5 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2013	$1,117	Not published	Not published	10.4 (world = 100)	$959	Not published	Not published	9.4 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2014	$1,118	Not published	Not published	10.3 (world = 100)	$863	Not published	Not published	8.3 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2015	$964	Not published	Not published	9.5 (world = 100)	$807	Not published	Not published	7.6 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2016	$844	Not published	Not published	8.3 (world = 100)	$839	Not published	Not published	7.8 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2017	$779	Not published	Not published	7.2 (world = 100)	$845	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2018	$846	Not published	Not published	7.5 (world = 100)	$849	Not published	Not published	7.6 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2019	$844	Not published	Not published	7.4 (world = 100)	$876	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2020	$845	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)	$845	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2021	$885	Not published	Not published	7.1 (world = 100)	$875	Not published	Not published	7.6 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2022	$860	Not published	Not published	6.7 (world = 100)	$901	Not published	Not published	7.6 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2023	$758	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	$931	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)
Sierra Leone	2024	$786	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	$952	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Africa$1,8692024

Western Africa$1,3662024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Sierra Leone is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Sierra LeoneWestern AfricaAfricaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

0.4% → 3.6%

Average annual rate: +2.4%

Integration1990–2010

3.6% → 6.4%

Average annual rate: +3.8%

Current era2010–2024

6.4% → 4.4%

Average annual rate: +4.4%

Real GDP growth4.4%2024 · Published series · World rank 54 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth2.2%2024 · Published series · World rank 97 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator194.62024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Sierra Leone	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1971	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1972	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1973	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1974	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1975	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1976	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1977	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1978	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1979	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1980	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1981	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1982	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1983	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1984	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1985	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1986	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	0.1	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1987	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	0.1	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1988	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	0.2	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1989	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	0.3	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1990	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	0.5	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1991	-8.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	-9.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	1.3	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1992	-9.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	-7.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	2.1	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1993	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	2.7	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1994	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	3.2	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1995	-10.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	-10.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	4.3	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1996	-24.8%	Not published	Not published	-28.3 pp vs world	-25.1%	Not published	Not published	-27.2 pp vs world	7.6	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1997	-17.6%	Not published	Not published	-21.5 pp vs world	-18.7%	Not published	Not published	-21.1 pp vs world	8.8	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1998	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	11.2	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1999	-8.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	-8.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	14.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2000	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	14.9	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2001	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.1 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	15.1	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2002	41.1%	Not published	Not published	+38.9 pp vs world	33.2%	Not published	Not published	+32.3 pp vs world	14.5	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2003	22.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.0 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	16.5	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2004	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	18.6	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2005	16.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	21.6	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2006	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	24.3	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2007	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	26.3	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2008	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	29.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2009	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	30.8	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2010	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	36.7	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2011	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	42.4	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2012	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	48.3	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2013	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	51.4	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2014	-7.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	-10.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	59.6	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2015	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	-6.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	61.7	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2016	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	64.4	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2017	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	69.3	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2018	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	80.4	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2019	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	88.3	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2020	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2021	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	107.4	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2022	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	136.4	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2023	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	176.4	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2024	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	194.6	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Africa3.4%2024

Western Africa4.8%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Sierra Leone is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Sierra LeoneWestern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

85.9% → 91.8%

Percentage-point change: +5.9 pp

Integration1990–2010

91.8% → 73.7%

Percentage-point change: -18.0 pp

Current era2010–2024

73.7% → 85.5%

Percentage-point change: +11.8 pp

Final consumption85.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption79.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption5.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand106.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Sierra Leone	1970	85.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.9 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	101.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1971	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	78.7%	Not published	Not published	+21.7 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	101.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1972	88.3%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	78.4%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	100.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1973	86.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	76.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.3 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	100.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1974	90.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.0 pp vs world	80.0%	Not published	Not published	+24.4 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	106.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1975	95.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world	84.8%	Not published	Not published	+28.2 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	109.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1976	95.0%	Not published	Not published	+22.1 pp vs world	85.4%	Not published	Not published	+29.3 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	107.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1977	94.0%	Not published	Not published	+21.1 pp vs world	84.7%	Not published	Not published	+28.5 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	106.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1978	94.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.7 pp vs world	85.1%	Not published	Not published	+29.1 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	106.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1979	97.1%	Not published	Not published	+24.5 pp vs world	88.2%	Not published	Not published	+32.2 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	111.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1980	98.3%	Not published	Not published	+25.2 pp vs world	90.7%	Not published	Not published	+34.2 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	116.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1981	97.2%	Not published	Not published	+23.8 pp vs world	89.3%	Not published	Not published	+32.7 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	113.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1982	96.8%	Not published	Not published	+22.1 pp vs world	88.0%	Not published	Not published	+30.6 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	110.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1983	92.2%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world	84.4%	Not published	Not published	+26.6 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	105.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1984	90.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	83.1%	Not published	Not published	+25.4 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	101.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1985	90.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	83.5%	Not published	Not published	+25.3 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	101.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1986	89.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	82.8%	Not published	Not published	+24.5 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	99.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1987	90.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	85.2%	Not published	Not published	+27.1 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	99.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1988	93.3%	Not published	Not published	+18.9 pp vs world	86.8%	Not published	Not published	+29.0 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	104.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1989	92.3%	Not published	Not published	+18.2 pp vs world	85.4%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	106.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1990	91.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	84.0%	Not published	Not published	+25.9 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	101.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1991	91.5%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	81.9%	Not published	Not published	+23.8 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	100.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1992	93.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world	83.4%	Not published	Not published	+25.1 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	102.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1993	96.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.3 pp vs world	85.6%	Not published	Not published	+26.8 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	104.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1994	96.6%	Not published	Not published	+21.1 pp vs world	85.5%	Not published	Not published	+26.6 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	105.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1995	109.1%	Not published	Not published	+34.2 pp vs world	95.1%	Not published	Not published	+36.6 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	114.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1996	107.6%	Not published	Not published	+32.6 pp vs world	96.8%	Not published	Not published	+38.0 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	117.6%	Not published	Not published	+18.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1997	98.3%	Not published	Not published	+23.2 pp vs world	88.0%	Not published	Not published	+28.9 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	102.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1998	97.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world	88.2%	Not published	Not published	+28.6 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	102.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1999	115.2%	Not published	Not published	+39.4 pp vs world	103.8%	Not published	Not published	+44.0 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	118.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2000	113.2%	Not published	Not published	+37.6 pp vs world	98.9%	Not published	Not published	+39.2 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	120.1%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2001	108.8%	Not published	Not published	+32.3 pp vs world	95.7%	Not published	Not published	+35.6 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	119.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2002	106.4%	Not published	Not published	+29.6 pp vs world	93.9%	Not published	Not published	+33.7 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	118.1%	Not published	Not published	+18.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2003	101.7%	Not published	Not published	+25.0 pp vs world	92.0%	Not published	Not published	+32.2 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	112.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2004	97.0%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world	89.2%	Not published	Not published	+30.1 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	107.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2005	94.2%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	87.4%	Not published	Not published	+28.7 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	105.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2006	92.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	86.0%	Not published	Not published	+28.1 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	103.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2007	93.6%	Not published	Not published	+19.6 pp vs world	87.7%	Not published	Not published	+30.3 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	103.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2008	95.4%	Not published	Not published	+21.4 pp vs world	89.0%	Not published	Not published	+31.9 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	105.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2009	95.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	88.8%	Not published	Not published	+30.8 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	107.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2010	73.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	67.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	108.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2011	78.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	71.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	124.6%	Not published	Not published	+25.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2012	82.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	76.1%	Not published	Not published	+19.5 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	112.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2013	97.8%	Not published	Not published	+24.2 pp vs world	91.8%	Not published	Not published	+35.2 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	115.5%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2014	94.7%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world	89.6%	Not published	Not published	+32.9 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	110.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2015	96.9%	Not published	Not published	+23.2 pp vs world	90.2%	Not published	Not published	+33.1 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	115.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2016	97.2%	Not published	Not published	+23.3 pp vs world	89.3%	Not published	Not published	+32.1 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	114.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2017	94.7%	Not published	Not published	+21.4 pp vs world	87.6%	Not published	Not published	+30.7 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	113.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2018	99.3%	Not published	Not published	+26.5 pp vs world	92.8%	Not published	Not published	+36.4 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	114.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2019	102.1%	Not published	Not published	+29.1 pp vs world	95.1%	Not published	Not published	+38.7 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	118.2%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2020	95.5%	Not published	Not published	+22.3 pp vs world	87.7%	Not published	Not published	+32.3 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	110.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2021	96.9%	Not published	Not published	+25.0 pp vs world	88.9%	Not published	Not published	+33.9 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	111.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2022	96.6%	Not published	Not published	+24.7 pp vs world	89.9%	Not published	Not published	+34.4 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	111.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2023	93.7%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world	88.1%	Not published	Not published	+31.7 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	113.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2024	85.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	79.9%	Not published	Not published	+23.3 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	106.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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Africa80.9%2024

Western Africa81.5%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Sierra Leone is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Sierra LeoneWestern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

15.4% → 10.0%

Percentage-point change: -5.3 pp

Integration1990–2010

10.0% → 34.4%

Percentage-point change: +24.4 pp

Current era2010–2024

34.4% → 20.5%

Percentage-point change: -14.0 pp

Gross capital formation20.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation19.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories0.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Sierra Leone	1970	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1971	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1972	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1973	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1974	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1975	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1976	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1977	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.2 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1978	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1979	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1980	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1981	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1982	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1983	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1984	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1985	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1986	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1987	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1988	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1989	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1990	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1991	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1992	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1993	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1994	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1995	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.9 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1996	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1997	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1998	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	1999	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-20.4 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2000	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Sierra Leone	2001	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2002	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2003	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2004	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2005	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2006	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2007	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2008	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2009	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2010	34.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	34.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2011	46.5%	Not published	Not published	+21.3 pp vs world	46.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2012	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2013	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2014	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2015	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2016	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2017	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2018	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2019	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2020	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2021	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2022	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2023	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2024	20.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Africa20.9%2024

Western Africa20.1%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Sierra Leone is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Sierra LeoneWestern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

64.6% → 46.2%

Percentage-point change: -18.4 pp

Integration1990–2010

46.2% → 28.0%

Percentage-point change: -18.3 pp

Current era2010–2024

28.0% → 40.6%

Percentage-point change: +12.6 pp

Exports17.3%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports23.3%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports-6.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness40.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Sierra Leone	1970	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.5 pp vs world	32.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	64.6%	Not published	Not published	+42.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1971	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	31.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	61.6%	Not published	Not published	+38.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1972	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.6 pp vs world	29.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	58.5%	Not published	Not published	+35.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1973	28.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	29.3%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	58.0%	Not published	Not published	+31.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1974	27.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	34.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	-6.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	61.4%	Not published	Not published	+29.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1975	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	34.0%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	-9.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	59.1%	Not published	Not published	+28.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1976	22.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	-7.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	51.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1977	22.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	-6.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	50.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1978	23.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	29.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	-6.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	52.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1979	22.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	34.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.6 pp vs world	-12.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	57.5%	Not published	Not published	+23.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1980	22.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	39.1%	Not published	Not published	+20.4 pp vs world	-16.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	62.0%	Not published	Not published	+25.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1981	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	32.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	-13.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	51.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1982	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	-10.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1983	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	-5.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1984	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1985	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1986	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1987	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	28.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1988	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	34.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1989	17.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	-6.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	42.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1990	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	46.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1991	22.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	46.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1992	22.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	45.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1993	21.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	21.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	43.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1994	29.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	55.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1995	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	26.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	-7.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	45.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1996	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	35.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	-17.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world	53.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1997	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	29.1%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1998	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	-2.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	35.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1999	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	-15.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	40.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2000	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	39.3%	Not published	Not published	+15.9 pp vs world	-21.2%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world	57.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2001	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	-19.7%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2002	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	-18.1%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	33.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2003	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	-12.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2004	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	-7.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	30.4%	Not published	Not published	-20.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2005	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	-5.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	27.5%	Not published	Not published	-26.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2006	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-19.2 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	-34.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2007	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-20.5 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	-3.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	21.8%	Not published	Not published	-36.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2008	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-23.2 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world	-5.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-39.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2009	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	-7.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	23.1%	Not published	Not published	-28.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2010	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	-8.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	-28.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2011	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-20.8 pp vs world	34.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	-24.6%	Not published	Not published	-25.5 pp vs world	43.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2012	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	32.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	-12.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	53.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2013	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	34.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	-15.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	53.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2014	20.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	30.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	-10.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	51.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2015	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-17.1 pp vs world	26.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	-15.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world	37.0%	Not published	Not published	-18.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2016	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	29.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	-14.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world	43.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2017	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	-13.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	41.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2018	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world	26.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	-14.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world	37.4%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2019	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world	27.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	-18.2%	Not published	Not published	-18.8 pp vs world	37.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2020	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.2 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	-10.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	30.6%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2021	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	-11.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	42.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2022	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	-11.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	45.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2023	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	34.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	-13.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	55.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2024	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	-6.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Africa55.1%2024

Western Africa52.5%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest current activity at 30.1%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing30.1%

1970–1990+19.2 pp1990–2010-16.6 pp2010–2024-1.5 pp

World specialization: 7.06×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities19.3%

1970–1990-20.1 pp1990–2010+3.7 pp2010–2024+8.9 pp

World specialization: 0.91×

Construction7.0%

1970–1990-1.6 pp1990–2010+8.2 pp2010–2024-3.6 pp

World specialization: 1.22×

Trade, restaurants and hotels24.5%

1970–1990-3.1 pp1990–2010+14.0 pp2010–2024+0.7 pp

World specialization: 1.69×

Transport, storage and communication5.4%

1970–1990-3.0 pp1990–2010+2.0 pp2010–2024-3.7 pp

World specialization: 0.55×

Other activities13.8%

1970–1990+9.1 pp1990–2010-11.3 pp2010–2024-0.8 pp

World specialization: 0.31×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

29.0% → 48.2%

Percentage-point change: +19.2 pp

Integration1990–2010

48.2% → 31.6%

Percentage-point change: -16.6 pp

Current era2010–2024

31.6% → 30.1%

Percentage-point change: -1.5 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing7.06×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities0.91×

Construction1.22×

Trade, restaurants and hotels1.69×

Transport, storage and communication0.55×

Other activities0.31×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Sierra Leone	1970	29.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.6 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1971	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1972	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world	26.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1973	29.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world	26.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1974	32.7%	Not published	Not published	+24.1 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1975	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1976	38.5%	Not published	Not published	+30.5 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1977	38.5%	Not published	Not published	+30.8 pp vs world	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1978	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+28.5 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1979	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+26.4 pp vs world	20.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1980	32.4%	Not published	Not published	+25.6 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1981	33.4%	Not published	Not published	+26.7 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1982	35.8%	Not published	Not published	+29.0 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1983	38.1%	Not published	Not published	+31.2 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1984	41.9%	Not published	Not published	+35.1 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.6 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1985	41.0%	Not published	Not published	+34.6 pp vs world	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-22.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1986	39.9%	Not published	Not published	+34.1 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-24.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1987	40.6%	Not published	Not published	+35.1 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-25.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1988	39.9%	Not published	Not published	+34.5 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-25.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1989	38.0%	Not published	Not published	+32.6 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-27.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1990	48.2%	Not published	Not published	+43.0 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-19.8 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1991	48.2%	Not published	Not published	+43.4 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-19.3 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1992	48.2%	Not published	Not published	+43.9 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.6 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1993	48.2%	Not published	Not published	+44.0 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.0 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1994	48.2%	Not published	Not published	+44.1 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1995	48.1%	Not published	Not published	+44.2 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1996	48.2%	Not published	Not published	+44.1 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-17.6 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1997	48.2%	Not published	Not published	+44.2 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.2 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1998	48.1%	Not published	Not published	+44.2 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	26.0%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1999	48.2%	Not published	Not published	+44.6 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	26.0%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2000	48.3%	Not published	Not published	+44.8 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2001	47.8%	Not published	Not published	+44.3 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	26.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2002	44.3%	Not published	Not published	+40.9 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2003	40.0%	Not published	Not published	+36.6 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	21.8%	Not published	Not published	-23.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2004	36.8%	Not published	Not published	+33.3 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-26.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2005	32.4%	Not published	Not published	+29.1 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	20.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-27.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2006	28.4%	Not published	Not published	+25.1 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-29.8 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2007	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+25.7 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-29.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2008	29.9%	Not published	Not published	+26.2 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-28.9 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2009	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-30.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2010	31.6%	Not published	Not published	+27.6 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-29.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2011	32.3%	Not published	Not published	+28.1 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	25.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-29.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2012	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+27.1 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-30.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2013	30.8%	Not published	Not published	+26.4 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-31.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2014	34.0%	Not published	Not published	+29.6 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	24.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-30.2 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2015	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+31.2 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-29.5 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2016	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+29.4 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-31.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2017	34.3%	Not published	Not published	+29.9 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	26.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-30.7 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2018	37.2%	Not published	Not published	+33.1 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	25.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-31.1 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2019	36.7%	Not published	Not published	+32.5 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-31.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2020	36.6%	Not published	Not published	+32.1 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-29.6 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2021	35.1%	Not published	Not published	+30.5 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-28.3 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2022	35.0%	Not published	Not published	+30.5 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-29.4 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2023	29.9%	Not published	Not published	+25.6 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-31.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2024	30.1%	Not published	Not published	+25.8 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-30.7 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 7.2% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Sierra Leone was 8.5 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 7.2%
World specialization: 0.46×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

9.1% → 3.5%

Percentage-point change: -5.6 pp

Integration1990–2010

3.5% → 7.1%

Percentage-point change: +3.6 pp

Current era2010–2024

7.1% → 7.2%

Percentage-point change: +0.0 pp

Share of total GVA7.2%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity37.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth0.2%2024 · Published series · World rank 144 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 157 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Sierra Leone	1970	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	33.9%	Not published	Not published	-50.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1971	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	33.9%	Not published	Not published	-49.8 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1972	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world	33.3%	Not published	Not published	-50.4 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1973	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-17.2 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	-50.7 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1974	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.0 pp vs world	34.2%	Not published	Not published	-45.0 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1975	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	38.0%	Not published	Not published	-41.1 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1976	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	40.5%	Not published	Not published	-38.3 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1977	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	42.5%	Not published	Not published	-35.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1978	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world	41.4%	Not published	Not published	-37.6 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1979	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world	39.2%	Not published	Not published	-38.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1980	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	40.5%	Not published	Not published	-33.1 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1981	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	50.5%	Not published	Not published	-22.9 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1982	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	57.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1983	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	55.1%	Not published	Not published	-19.0 pp vs world	-5.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1984	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.3 pp vs world	47.4%	Not published	Not published	-27.3 pp vs world	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1985	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.2 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	-50.2 pp vs world	-11.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1986	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	28.7%	Not published	Not published	-50.6 pp vs world	-9.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1987	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	38.2%	Not published	Not published	-41.2 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1988	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world	49.2%	Not published	Not published	-30.9 pp vs world	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1989	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	50.7%	Not published	Not published	-29.1 pp vs world	-14.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1990	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world	52.0%	Not published	Not published	-26.4 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+22.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1991	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.0 pp vs world	51.9%	Not published	Not published	-26.8 pp vs world	-7.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1992	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.3 pp vs world	52.0%	Not published	Not published	-26.3 pp vs world	-9.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1993	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world	52.1%	Not published	Not published	-25.4 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1994	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world	51.8%	Not published	Not published	-26.5 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1995	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world	52.1%	Not published	Not published	-25.9 pp vs world	-11.4%	Not published	Not published	-16.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1996	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	52.3%	Not published	Not published	-24.2 pp vs world	-23.1%	Not published	Not published	-25.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1997	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world	50.9%	Not published	Not published	-25.1 pp vs world	-16.2%	Not published	Not published	-20.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1998	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	53.3%	Not published	Not published	-23.5 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	1999	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	52.6%	Not published	Not published	-23.3 pp vs world	-8.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2000	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	47.1%	Not published	Not published	-26.8 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2001	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	61.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+32.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2002	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	57.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	62.2%	Not published	Not published	+61.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2003	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	48.8%	Not published	Not published	-22.7 pp vs world	40.5%	Not published	Not published	+37.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2004	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	49.4%	Not published	Not published	-27.1 pp vs world	40.9%	Not published	Not published	+21.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2005	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	57.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+37.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2006	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	68.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	56.4%	Not published	Not published	+49.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2007	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	68.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2008	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	74.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2009	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	74.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	-6.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2010	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	68.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2011	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	69.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2012	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	45.6%	Not published	Not published	-23.9 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2013	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	30.6%	Not published	Not published	-39.4 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2014	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	38.9%	Not published	Not published	-32.9 pp vs world	-7.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2015	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	65.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2016	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	55.6%	Not published	Not published	-21.7 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2017	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	56.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.2 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2018	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	63.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2019	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	61.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2020	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	67.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2021	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	61.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2022	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	53.2%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2023	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	-31.9 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Sierra Leone	2024	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	-37.0 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Africa0.64×

Western Africa0.70×

World0.46×

Sierra Leone Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure