Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 25.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Sierra Leone, 2013–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 25.4% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 54.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 48.0% | — |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | -12.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 25.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 27.8%, 92% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 25.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.1%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.8% | 34.5% | 54.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 25.4% | 35.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -24.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Sierra Leone was 25.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 18th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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