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 203 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% |
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
- 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 (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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 257.26 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 29.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2821 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 238.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 30.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP (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 203 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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