Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre was 178.57 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1977–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone stood at 178.57 current US$ per square kilometre.
The figure is up 113.0% on the previous year and down 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 10,507 current US$ per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, -8,780 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 171st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1,052 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 2,534 current US$ per square kilometre | +140.8% |
| 1979 | 2,584 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 445.05 current US$ per square kilometre | -82.8% |
| 1981 | 580.98 current US$ per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1982 | 941.89 current US$ per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 1983 | 524.52 current US$ per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 1984 | 1,690 current US$ per square kilometre | +222.2% |
| 1985 | -83.38 current US$ per square kilometre | -104.9% |
| 1986 | 528.42 current US$ per square kilometre | -733.7% |
| 1987 | 1,506 current US$ per square kilometre | +184.9% |
| 1988 | 2,287 current US$ per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 1989 | 1,313 current US$ per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 1990 | 360.84 current US$ per square kilometre | -72.5% |
| 1991 | 721.22 current US$ per square kilometre | +99.9% |
| 1992 | -268.83 current US$ per square kilometre | -137.3% |
| 1993 | -5.24 current US$ per square kilometre | -98.1% |
| 1994 | 656.22 current US$ per square kilometre | -12626.8% |
| 1995 | -400.81 current US$ per square kilometre | -161.1% |
| 1996 | 257.06 current US$ per square kilometre | -164.1% |
| 1997 | -398.72 current US$ per square kilometre | -255.1% |
| 1998 | 232.44 current US$ per square kilometre | -158.3% |
| 1999 | 66.98 current US$ per square kilometre | -71.2% |
| 2000 | -836.22 current US$ per square kilometre | -1348.4% |
| 2001 | -76.15 current US$ per square kilometre | -90.9% |
| 2002 | 428.77 current US$ per square kilometre | -663.1% |
| 2003 | 726.95 current US$ per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 2004 | 979.67 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 1,591 current US$ per square kilometre | +62.4% |
| 2006 | 1,439 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 3,442 current US$ per square kilometre | +139.2% |
| 2008 | 3,679 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 2,659 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2010 | 7,663 current US$ per square kilometre | +188.2% |
| 2011 | 388.24 current US$ per square kilometre | -94.9% |
| 2012 | 4,974 current US$ per square kilometre | +1181.0% |
| 2013 | -8,780 current US$ per square kilometre | -276.5% |
| 2014 | 10,507 current US$ per square kilometre | -219.7% |
| 2015 | -856.56 current US$ per square kilometre | -108.2% |
| 2016 | -6,863 current US$ per square kilometre | +701.3% |
| 2017 | -689.2 current US$ per square kilometre | -90.0% |
| 2018 | -5,211 current US$ per square kilometre | +656.0% |
| 2019 | -1,375 current US$ per square kilometre | -73.6% |
| 2020 | 178.57 current US$ per square kilometre | -113.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 178.57 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,363 current US$ per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 178.57 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,896 current US$ per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +12626.8% | -5.24 current US$ per square kilometre | 656.22 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -1348.4% | 66.98 current US$ per square kilometre | -836.22 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +1181.0% | 388.24 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,974 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,057 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,052 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,584 current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 973.29 current US$ per square kilometre | -83.38 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,287 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 122.12 current US$ per square kilometre | -400.81 current US$ per square kilometre | 721.22 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,403 current US$ per square kilometre | -836.22 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,679 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | -24.27 current US$ per square kilometre | -8,780 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,507 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 178.57 current US$ per square kilometre | 178.57 current US$ per square kilometre | 178.57 current US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 168 Namibia 1,067 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 169 Guyana 732.29 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 170 Central African Republic 206.2 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 172 Chad 125.6 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 173 Libya -4,072 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 174 East Timor -13,696 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0324 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 27.41 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0236 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 20.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0381 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 178.57 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10,507 current US$ per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -8,780 current US$ per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 171st out of 176 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.7%. 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: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.