Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sierra Leone, 1977–2020
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.3% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2020.
That represents a change of up 113.1% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Sierra Leone peaked at 21.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -15.1%, in 2016.
That places Sierra Leone 174th out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 11.4% | — |
| 1978 | 19.8% | +74.2% |
| 1979 | 17.3% | -12.8% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -82.6% |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | +38.5% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | -26.5% |
| 1984 | 11.5% | +193.4% |
| 1985 | -0.7% | -106.3% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | -1264.9% |
| 1987 | 16.2% | +91.5% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 10.7% | -35.2% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | -58.1% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +61.1% |
| 1992 | -3.2% | -144.3% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | -98.4% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -11471.2% |
| 1995 | -3.5% | -159.6% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -157.7% |
| 1997 | -3.5% | -269.3% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -176.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -71.5% |
| 2000 | -9.8% | -1406.9% |
| 2001 | -0.5% | -94.7% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -589.4% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +52.6% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +42.6% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +95.2% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +194.6% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -95.4% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +847.2% |
| 2013 | -13.0% | -241.6% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -219.6% |
| 2015 | -1.5% | -109.6% |
| 2016 | -15.1% | +917.7% |
| 2017 | -1.4% | -90.9% |
| 2018 | -9.9% | +622.4% |
| 2019 | -2.5% | -75.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -113.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 11.4% | 19.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 7.9% | -0.7% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | -3.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | -9.8% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | -15.1% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 21.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.232 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 196.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 21.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 4,448 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 18.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.304 constant 2015 US$ 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 0.3% in 2020, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.1% in 2016.
- 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 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.