Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1977–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 112.7% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978 and was at its lowest, -0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 174th of 178 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$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.1098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +73.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -82.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.5% |
| 1983 | 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +194.8% |
| 1985 | -0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -106.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0778 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1207.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1646 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +111.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0667 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.5% |
| 1992 | -0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -142.8% |
| 1993 | -0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -98.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0519 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10662.5% |
| 1995 | -0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -164.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -159.3% |
| 1997 | -0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -271.8% |
| 1998 | 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -173.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.1% |
| 2000 | -0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1414.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -96.6% |
| 2002 | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -589.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0684 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +114.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0486 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +167.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -95.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +914.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -244.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -216.8% |
| 2015 | -0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -109.2% |
| 2016 | -0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +794.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -89.4% |
| 2018 | -0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +580.2% |
| 2019 | -0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -74.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -112.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1397 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1598 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +10662.5% | -0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0519 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2000 | -1414.2% | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1986 | +1207.8% | -0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0778 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2012 | +914.0% | 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0585 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2016 | -794.0% | -0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1561 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1646 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0667 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0684 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 171 Barbados 0.0456 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 172 Tonga 0.0412 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 173 Guinea 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 175 Lebanon -0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 176 East Timor -0.0562 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 177 Dominica -0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 174th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.5%. 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: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.