Environmentally related tax revenue in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Environmentally related tax revenue was 1.1 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Environmentally related tax revenue in Sierra Leone, 1994–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.1 Percentage of GDP for environmentally related tax revenue in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 123.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmentally related tax revenue in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.26 Percentage of GDP in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 Percentage of GDP, in 1994.
That places Sierra Leone 58th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Environmentally related tax revenue in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 3.14 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 3.26 Percentage of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.59 Percentage of GDP | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 2.25 Percentage of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 2.05 Percentage of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8147 Percentage of GDP | -60.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8687 Percentage of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9251 Percentage of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9585 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9012 Percentage of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 Percentage of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6995 Percentage of GDP | -31.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8183 Percentage of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9777 Percentage of GDP | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 1.07 Percentage of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2746 Percentage of GDP | -74.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4178 Percentage of GDP | +52.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8732 Percentage of GDP | +109.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8786 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8352 Percentage of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6537 Percentage of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 1.29 Percentage of GDP | +97.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7918 Percentage of GDP | -38.6% |
| 2019 | 1.15 Percentage of GDP | +44.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9696 Percentage of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8231 Percentage of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4825 Percentage of GDP | -41.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4926 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1 Percentage of GDP | +123.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.1 Percentage of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.05 Percentage of GDP, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.1 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.87 Percentage of GDP | 0 Percentage of GDP | 3.26 Percentage of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 Percentage of GDP | 0.6995 Percentage of GDP | 2.05 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8227 Percentage of GDP | 0.2746 Percentage of GDP | 1.29 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7738 Percentage of GDP | 0.4825 Percentage of GDP | 1.1 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 55 Luxembourg 1.19 Percentage of GDP compare
- 56 Saint Lucia 1.14 Percentage of GDP compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 1.14 Percentage of GDP compare
- 59 Mongolia 1.1 Percentage of GDP compare
- 60 Jamaica 1.08 Percentage of GDP compare
- 61 Japan 1.08 Percentage of GDP compare
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 environmentally related tax revenue in Sierra Leone?
- Environmentally related tax revenue in Sierra Leone was 1.1 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environmentally related tax revenue recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 Percentage of GDP in 1997.
- What is the lowest environmentally related tax revenue recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Percentage of GDP in 1994.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for environmentally related tax revenue?
- Sierra Leone ranks 58th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is environmentally related tax revenue rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Environmentally related tax revenue. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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<!DOCTYPE html> ERTR Database body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; } p { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; } Environmentally related taxes are effective policy instruments to shape relative prices of goods and services. The Environmental Related Tax Revenue Database (ERTR) categorises taxes based on their environmental relevance, constructing environmentally related tax revenue with a breakdown by tax-base category (including energy, transport, pollution, and resources) and 22 environmental domains. Note that tax-base categories are mutually exclusive, while domains are not. Therefore, one should not aggregate revenue across domains as it may lead to double counting. Data source(s): ERTR draws from the OECD Policy Instruments for the Environment (PINE) database. The database contains detailed qualitative and quantitative information on environmentally related taxes and fees, tradable permits and offsets, deposit-refund schemes, environmentally beneficial subsidies and payments and voluntary approaches used for environmental policy. It is updated annually and covers OECD member countries, accession countries and selected non-OECD countries. The data has been cross-validated and complemented with Revenue statistics from the Global Revenue Statistics databases, Eurostat National Tax Lists, and official national sources. Contact: pinedatabase@oecd.org Dataset release date: July 2026 For further details on the dataset consult the dataset documentation and oe.cd/pine. For revenue data at the individual-tax level, please consult https://oe.cd/pinedatabase.