Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 8.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sierra Leone, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sierra Leone stood at 8.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sierra Leone peaked at 22.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 38th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.2% | — |
| 1981 | 7.8% | -15.3% |
| 1982 | 9.1% | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 8.1% | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 18.1% | +180.1% |
| 1987 | 11.5% | -36.4% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | -27.5% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | +78.4% |
| 1991 | 13.3% | -22.8% |
| 1992 | 15.9% | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | -34.7% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | +48.1% |
| 1996 | 14.6% | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 22.2% | +39.0% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | -39.2% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -44.1% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +52.6% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +38.6% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 6.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 10.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.0% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.3% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 35 Uganda 8.6% compare
- 36 New Caledonia 8.6% compare
- 37 South Sudan 8.5% compare
- 39 Norway 7.7% compare
- 40 Peru 7.6% compare
- 41 Mauritania 7.3% 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 50.14 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 50.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 1.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sierra Leone was 8.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Sierra Leone ranks 38th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. 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.