Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Sierra Leone, 1977–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2010.
The figure is up 92.6% on the previous year and down 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
Sierra Leone ranks 162nd of 191 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$) … unit in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -366.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +118.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +252.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -79.7% |
| 2005 | -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2085.6% |
| 2006 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -101.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1084.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +257.2% |
| 2009 | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -90.4% |
| 2010 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -92.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -2085.6% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 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$), per unit in Sierra Leone?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Sierra Leone was -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Sierra Leone ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2010.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 105.2%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.