Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1977–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.2% on the previous year and down 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1531 BoP, current US$ per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, -1.37 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2005.
Sierra Leone ranks 163rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | -0.0427 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | -0.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per person | -278.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0821 BoP, current US$ per person | +130.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per person | -73.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0455 BoP, current US$ per person | +110.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1531 BoP, current US$ per person | +236.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.9% |
| 2005 | -1.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -6025.6% |
| 2006 | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per person | -101.3% |
| 2007 | -0.1927 BoP, current US$ per person | -1171.7% |
| 2008 | -0.7683 BoP, current US$ per person | +298.8% |
| 2009 | -0.0686 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.1% |
| 2010 | -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person | -92.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -6025.6% | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.37 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 3 |
| 1980s | -0.0063 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0427 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0602 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1531 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2000s | -0.4768 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
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)
- 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 foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone was -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1531 BoP, current US$ per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.37 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 163rd out of 192 countries with data for 2010.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 123.1%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.