How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Sierra Leone ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.

Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is up 160.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone

Name: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 2.6%

World rank

84th

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2000

All-time low

0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1998

Years of data

1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1970–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 160.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1998.

That places Sierra Leone 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1970 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1972	0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1973	0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1974	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1975	0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
1976	0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
1977	0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.3%
1978	0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1979	0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.8%
1980	0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1981	0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1982	0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1983	0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1984	0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1985	0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.1%
1986	0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.2%
1987	0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.5%
1988	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1989	0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
1990	0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.0%
1991	0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+123.7%
1992	0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1993	0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1994	0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1995	0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1996	0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1997	0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1998	0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-58.9%
1999	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+206.3%
2000	0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+67.7%
2001	0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-54.6%
2002	0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2003	0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2004	0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2005	0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2006	0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
2007	0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2008	0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2009	0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.3%
2010	0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2011	0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2012	0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.7%
2013	0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2014	0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2015	0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
2016	0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2017	0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.7%
2018	0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
2019	0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.3%
2020	0.0386 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
2021	0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

Sierra Leone's 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Sierra Leone's 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 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	+206.3%	0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1991	+123.7%	0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2000	+67.7%	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0386 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

81 Brunei 0.0402 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
82 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
83 Czechia 0.0398 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
85 Turkey 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
86 Bulgaria 0.0394 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
87 Slovakia 0.0394 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone?: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sierra Leone ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is up 160.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), 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$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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Indicator: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.