Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) was 12.89 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
12.89 million current US$
Change on year
up 113.0%
World rank
174th
of 178 countries
All-time high
758.42 million current US$
in 2014
All-time low
-633.78 million current US$
in 2013
Years of data
44
1977–2020
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sierra Leone, 1977–2020
Source: World Bank national accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 12.89 million current US$ for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2020.
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 in Sierra Leone peaked at 758.42 million current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, -633.78 million current US$, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 174th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 75.94 million current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 182.87 million current US$ | +140.8% |
| 1979 | 186.53 million current US$ | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 32.12 million current US$ | -82.8% |
| 1981 | 41.93 million current US$ | +30.5% |
| 1982 | 67.99 million current US$ | +62.1% |
| 1983 | 37.86 million current US$ | -44.3% |
| 1984 | 121.97 million current US$ | +222.2% |
| 1985 | -6.02 million current US$ | -104.9% |
| 1986 | 38.14 million current US$ | -733.7% |
| 1987 | 108.67 million current US$ | +184.9% |
| 1988 | 165.07 million current US$ | +51.9% |
| 1989 | 94.78 million current US$ | -42.6% |
| 1990 | 26.05 million current US$ | -72.5% |
| 1991 | 52.06 million current US$ | +99.9% |
| 1992 | -19.40 million current US$ | -137.3% |
| 1993 | -378,114 current US$ | -98.1% |
| 1994 | 47.37 million current US$ | -12626.8% |
| 1995 | -28.93 million current US$ | -161.1% |
| 1996 | 18.55 million current US$ | -164.1% |
| 1997 | -28.78 million current US$ | -255.1% |
| 1998 | 16.78 million current US$ | -158.3% |
| 1999 | 4.83 million current US$ | -71.2% |
| 2000 | -60.36 million current US$ | -1348.4% |
| 2001 | -5.50 million current US$ | -90.9% |
| 2002 | 30.95 million current US$ | -663.1% |
| 2003 | 52.47 million current US$ | +69.5% |
| 2004 | 70.71 million current US$ | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 114.82 million current US$ | +62.4% |
| 2006 | 103.85 million current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 248.45 million current US$ | +139.2% |
| 2008 | 265.58 million current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 191.95 million current US$ | -27.7% |
| 2010 | 553.13 million current US$ | +188.2% |
| 2011 | 28.02 million current US$ | -94.9% |
| 2012 | 358.99 million current US$ | +1181.0% |
| 2013 | -633.78 million current US$ | -276.5% |
| 2014 | 758.42 million current US$ | -219.7% |
| 2015 | -61.83 million current US$ | -108.2% |
| 2016 | -495.39 million current US$ | +701.3% |
| 2017 | -49.75 million current US$ | -90.0% |
| 2018 | -376.10 million current US$ | +656.0% |
| 2019 | -99.24 million current US$ | -73.6% |
| 2020 | 12.89 million current US$ | -113.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 12.89 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.75 billion current US$, 1% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 12.89 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.33 billion current US$, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) 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% | -378,114 current US$ | 47.37 million current US$ |
| 2000 | -1348.4% | 4.83 million current US$ | -60.36 million current US$ |
| 2012 | +1181.0% | 28.02 million current US$ | 358.99 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 148.45 million current US$ | 75.94 million current US$ | 186.53 million current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 70.25 million current US$ | -6.02 million current US$ | 165.07 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.81 million current US$ | -28.93 million current US$ | 52.06 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.29 million current US$ | -60.36 million current US$ | 265.58 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.75 million current US$ | -633.78 million current US$ | 758.42 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.89 million current US$ | 12.89 million current US$ | 12.89 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 171 Seychelles 101.61 million current US$ compare
- 172 Marshall Islands 42.39 million current US$ compare
- 173 Tonga 21.42 million current US$ compare
- 175 Dominica -62.48 million current US$ compare
- 176 East Timor -203.65 million current US$ compare
- 177 Lebanon -653.52 million current US$ 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 in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sierra Leone was 12.89 million current US$ in 2020, according to World Bank national accounts data files.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 758.42 million current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -633.78 million current US$ in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Sierra Leone ranks 174th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings 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 World Bank national accounts data files, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.