Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square was -2,917 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per square in Sierra Leone, 1977–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Sierra Leone is -2,917 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.8% on the previous year and down 151.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Sierra Leone peaked at 6,960 current US$ per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, -12,268 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Sierra Leone 158th out of 175 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: net national savings (current US$) … square in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 472.87 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 1,702 current US$ per square kilometre | +260.0% |
| 1979 | 1,533 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1980 | -788.77 current US$ per square kilometre | -151.4% |
| 1981 | -766.5 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1982 | -634.81 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1983 | -641.8 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 604.58 current US$ per square kilometre | -194.2% |
| 1985 | -842.9 current US$ per square kilometre | -239.4% |
| 1986 | 91.99 current US$ per square kilometre | -110.9% |
| 1987 | 879.76 current US$ per square kilometre | +856.3% |
| 1988 | 1,305 current US$ per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1989 | 419.95 current US$ per square kilometre | -67.8% |
| 1990 | -146.72 current US$ per square kilometre | -134.9% |
| 1991 | 111.33 current US$ per square kilometre | -175.9% |
| 1992 | -791.86 current US$ per square kilometre | -811.3% |
| 1993 | -597.28 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1994 | -44.12 current US$ per square kilometre | -92.6% |
| 1995 | -1,132 current US$ per square kilometre | +2465.9% |
| 1996 | -533.57 current US$ per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 1997 | -1,106 current US$ per square kilometre | +107.3% |
| 1998 | -331.77 current US$ per square kilometre | -70.0% |
| 1999 | -487.78 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2000 | -1,355 current US$ per square kilometre | +177.8% |
| 2001 | -989.22 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2002 | -572.1 current US$ per square kilometre | -42.2% |
| 2003 | -402.81 current US$ per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 2004 | -194.45 current US$ per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 2005 | 342.49 current US$ per square kilometre | -276.1% |
| 2006 | 8.83 current US$ per square kilometre | -97.4% |
| 2007 | 1,822 current US$ per square kilometre | +20539.8% |
| 2008 | 1,776 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 818.86 current US$ per square kilometre | -53.9% |
| 2010 | 5,655 current US$ per square kilometre | +590.6% |
| 2011 | -1,854 current US$ per square kilometre | -132.8% |
| 2012 | 2,194 current US$ per square kilometre | -218.4% |
| 2013 | -12,268 current US$ per square kilometre | -659.1% |
| 2014 | 6,960 current US$ per square kilometre | -156.7% |
| 2015 | -3,909 current US$ per square kilometre | -156.2% |
| 2016 | -9,507 current US$ per square kilometre | +143.2% |
| 2017 | -3,328 current US$ per square kilometre | -65.0% |
| 2018 | -8,071 current US$ per square kilometre | +142.5% |
| 2019 | -4,216 current US$ per square kilometre | -47.8% |
| 2020 | -2,917 current US$ per square kilometre | -30.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -2,917 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,271 current US$ per square kilometre. (18 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -2,917 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,050 current US$ per square kilometre. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +20539.8% | 8.83 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,822 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1995 | -2465.9% | -44.12 current US$ per square kilometre | -1,132 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,236 current US$ per square kilometre | 472.87 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,702 current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | -37.36 current US$ per square kilometre | -842.9 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,305 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | -505.98 current US$ per square kilometre | -1,132 current US$ per square kilometre | 111.33 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.41 current US$ per square kilometre | -1,355 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,822 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | -2,834 current US$ per square kilometre | -12,268 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,960 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -2,917 current US$ per square kilometre | -2,917 current US$ per square kilometre | -2,917 current US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 155 Ukraine -2,425 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 156 Congo -2,749 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 157 Iceland -2,889 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 159 Guinea -5,962 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 160 Libya -6,852 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 161 Georgia -7,349 current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Sierra Leone was -2,917 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 6,960 current US$ per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -12,268 current US$ per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square?
- Sierra Leone ranks 158th out of 175 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 151.6%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.