Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was -26.61 current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1977–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone stood at -26.61 current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.4% on the previous year and down 140.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 73.06 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, -131.89 current US$ per person, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 155th of 177 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: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 11.06 current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 39.06 current US$ per person | +253.1% |
| 1979 | 34.51 current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1980 | -17.4 current US$ per person | -150.4% |
| 1981 | -16.57 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1982 | -13.44 current US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 1983 | -13.31 current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 12.26 current US$ per person | -192.2% |
| 1985 | -16.72 current US$ per person | -236.4% |
| 1986 | 1.78 current US$ per person | -110.7% |
| 1987 | 16.58 current US$ per person | +831.0% |
| 1988 | 23.94 current US$ per person | +44.4% |
| 1989 | 7.51 current US$ per person | -68.6% |
| 1990 | -2.52 current US$ per person | -133.6% |
| 1991 | 1.89 current US$ per person | -175.0% |
| 1992 | -13.72 current US$ per person | -824.9% |
| 1993 | -10.37 current US$ per person | -24.4% |
| 1994 | -0.7631 current US$ per person | -92.6% |
| 1995 | -19.55 current US$ per person | +2462.1% |
| 1996 | -9.17 current US$ per person | -53.1% |
| 1997 | -18.77 current US$ per person | +104.6% |
| 1998 | -5.57 current US$ per person | -70.3% |
| 1999 | -8.15 current US$ per person | +46.3% |
| 2000 | -22.11 current US$ per person | +171.2% |
| 2001 | -15.22 current US$ per person | -31.2% |
| 2002 | -8.31 current US$ per person | -45.4% |
| 2003 | -5.62 current US$ per person | -32.4% |
| 2004 | -2.62 current US$ per person | -53.3% |
| 2005 | 4.49 current US$ per person | -271.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1133 current US$ per person | -97.5% |
| 2007 | 22.88 current US$ per person | +20091.5% |
| 2008 | 21.74 current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 9.76 current US$ per person | -55.1% |
| 2010 | 65.6 current US$ per person | +572.1% |
| 2011 | -20.95 current US$ per person | -131.9% |
| 2012 | 24.18 current US$ per person | -215.4% |
| 2013 | -131.89 current US$ per person | -645.5% |
| 2014 | 73.06 current US$ per person | -155.4% |
| 2015 | -40.09 current US$ per person | -154.9% |
| 2016 | -95.23 current US$ per person | +137.6% |
| 2017 | -32.56 current US$ per person | -65.8% |
| 2018 | -77.12 current US$ per person | +136.9% |
| 2019 | -39.36 current US$ per person | -49.0% |
| 2020 | -26.61 current US$ per person | -32.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -26.61 current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.77 current US$ per person. (18 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -26.61 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.45 current US$ per person. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +20091.5% | 0.1133 current US$ per person | 22.88 current US$ per person |
| 1995 | -2462.1% | -0.7631 current US$ per person | -19.55 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.21 current US$ per person | 11.06 current US$ per person | 39.06 current US$ per person | 3 |
| 1980s | -1.54 current US$ per person | -17.4 current US$ per person | 23.94 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -8.67 current US$ per person | -19.55 current US$ per person | 1.89 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5114 current US$ per person | -22.11 current US$ per person | 22.88 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -27.44 current US$ per person | -131.89 current US$ per person | 73.06 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -26.61 current US$ per person | -26.61 current US$ per person | -26.61 current US$ per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 152 Madagascar 12.98 current US$ per person compare
- 153 Sudan -0.1075 current US$ per person compare
- 154 Burundi -19.14 current US$ per person compare
- 156 Ukraine -31.72 current US$ per person compare
- 157 Mozambique -39.09 current US$ per person compare
- 158 Brazil -75.86 current US$ per person 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: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone was -26.61 current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 73.06 current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -131.89 current US$ per person in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 155th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 140.6%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.