Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 35.04 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 35.04 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 202.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 35.04 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.5 current US$ per person, in 1998.
That places Sierra Leone 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.7 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 4.45 current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 4.87 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 5.9 current US$ per person | +21.2% |
| 1974 | 6.52 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 7.39 current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 5.56 current US$ per person | -24.8% |
| 1977 | 8.01 current US$ per person | +44.2% |
| 1978 | 9.69 current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 8.03 current US$ per person | -17.2% |
| 1980 | 7.8 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 7.76 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 8.89 current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 6.6 current US$ per person | -25.8% |
| 1984 | 7.08 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 4.03 current US$ per person | -43.1% |
| 1986 | 3.02 current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 1987 | 3.15 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 4.82 current US$ per person | +53.0% |
| 1989 | 3.29 current US$ per person | -31.8% |
| 1990 | 1.52 current US$ per person | -53.8% |
| 1991 | 4.03 current US$ per person | +165.5% |
| 1992 | 3.46 current US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 4.15 current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 4.56 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 4.66 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 5.15 current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 4.66 current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.5 current US$ per person | -67.8% |
| 1999 | 4.55 current US$ per person | +203.4% |
| 2000 | 7.08 current US$ per person | +55.5% |
| 2001 | 8 current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 8.42 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 8.42 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.91 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 8.47 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 8.67 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 9.41 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 10.03 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 11.27 current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 10.47 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 11.58 current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 16.51 current US$ per person | +42.5% |
| 2013 | 18.8 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 19.32 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.75 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 18.04 current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 22.59 current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 2018 | 26.24 current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 30.43 current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 32.6 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 35.04 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +203.4% | 1.5 current US$ per person | 4.55 current US$ per person |
| 1991 | +165.5% | 1.52 current US$ per person | 4.03 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.51 current US$ per person | 4.45 current US$ per person | 9.69 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.64 current US$ per person | 3.02 current US$ per person | 8.89 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.82 current US$ per person | 1.5 current US$ per person | 5.15 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.77 current US$ per person | 7.08 current US$ per person | 11.27 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.38 current US$ per person | 10.47 current US$ per person | 30.43 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.82 current US$ per person | 32.6 current US$ per person | 35.04 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -33,272 BoP, current US$ (2010)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person (2010)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 121.78 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -16.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone was 35.04 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 35.04 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.