Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current was 0.641 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Sierra Leone, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.641 units per square kilometre for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 545.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.641 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +121.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +84.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +60.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +91.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +146.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | +94.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0607 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0746 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.092 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0993 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.116 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.17 units per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2357 units per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2312 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2503 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3485 units per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4289 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4673 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6233 units per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2019 | 0.641 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.641 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0109 units per square kilometre, 58.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.641 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0295 units per square kilometre, 21.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +146.4% | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | 0.0135 units per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +121.5% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0666 units per square kilometre | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | 0.0993 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3512 units per square kilometre | 0.116 units per square kilometre | 0.641 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 15 Hungary 0.9564 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Laos 0.8573 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Cambodia 0.674 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Comoros 0.628 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Guinea 0.6166 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Sri Lanka 0.4979 units 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 capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Sierra Leone?
- Capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Sierra Leone was 0.641 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.641 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 545.5%. 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 Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency 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.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency 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.