Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was -7.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sierra Leone, 1990–2020
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sierra Leone stood at -7.2%.
That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and down 180.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sierra Leone peaked at 9.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -30.3%, in 2016.
That places Sierra Leone 153rd out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -18.6% | — |
| 1991 | -10.4% | -44.1% |
| 1992 | -23.7% | +127.9% |
| 1993 | -14.6% | -38.4% |
| 1994 | -9.7% | -33.5% |
| 1995 | -24.4% | +151.4% |
| 1996 | -17.0% | -30.3% |
| 1997 | -23.6% | +38.9% |
| 1998 | -25.6% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | -16.5% | -35.8% |
| 2000 | -26.1% | +58.7% |
| 2001 | -12.0% | -54.1% |
| 2002 | -9.1% | -23.7% |
| 2003 | -12.5% | +37.2% |
| 2004 | -10.0% | -20.6% |
| 2005 | -6.3% | -36.8% |
| 2006 | -6.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | -2.6% | -60.5% |
| 2008 | -3.2% | +22.3% |
| 2009 | -5.6% | +75.6% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -258.7% |
| 2011 | -11.7% | -230.9% |
| 2012 | -1.5% | -87.0% |
| 2013 | -22.5% | +1376.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -123.0% |
| 2015 | -13.1% | -353.8% |
| 2016 | -30.3% | +131.5% |
| 2017 | -13.9% | -54.2% |
| 2018 | -18.6% | +33.9% |
| 2019 | -9.4% | -49.5% |
| 2020 | -7.2% | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -18.4% | -25.6% | -9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -9.4% | -26.1% | -2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.7% | -30.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.2% | -7.2% | -7.2% | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,075 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 908.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 20,577 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sierra Leone was -7.2% in 2020, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.3% in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Sierra Leone ranks 153rd out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 180.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.