Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Annual growth of the gross capital formation

Sierra Leone
25.2%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
12th

Annual growth of the gross capital formation over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0100200300200220132024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 25.2% against 4.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.2%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 6.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 174 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 7.6% 9.4% 1.8% Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 21.9% 4.6% 17.3% Sierra Leone
2020s 12.0% 3.2% 8.8% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth of the gross capital formation, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sierra Leone, at 25.2% against 4.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual growth of the gross capital formation between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for annual growth of the gross capital formation?
Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
205 places, 4,628 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed