Sierra Leone vs Small states: Gross capital formation
Sierra Leone
18.7%
in 2025
Small states
3.4%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
16th
Small states rank
16th
Gross capital formation over time
- Sierra Leone
- Small states
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 18.7% against 3.4% in Small states, a difference of 15.3%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 5.4 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 16th and Small states ranks 16th of 169 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 4.1% | 5.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 4.0% | 17.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 0.9% | 11.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Sierra Leone or Small states?
- Sierra Leone, at 18.7% against 3.4% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Sierra Leone and Small states?
- 15.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Small states?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Small states rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Sierra Leone ranks 16th and Small states ranks 16th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.