GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 2.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Sierra Leone, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 2.5% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 138.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Sierra Leone peaked at 19.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -17.5%, in 1992.
Sierra Leone ranks 106th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 2.8% | +1169.0% |
| 1963 | -0.0% | -100.3% |
| 1964 | 4.8% | -56364.3% |
| 1965 | 5.3% | +8.8% |
| 1966 | -0.2% | -103.0% |
| 1967 | -1.8% | +1047.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -105.5% |
| 1969 | 6.5% | +6396.7% |
| 1970 | 6.6% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | -76.3% |
| 1972 | -0.9% | -159.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -140.9% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | +320.1% |
| 1975 | -0.2% | -111.4% |
| 1976 | -2.2% | +1117.0% |
| 1977 | -1.8% | -19.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -125.1% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | +456.6% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -70.4% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | +222.9% |
| 1983 | -4.2% | -257.1% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -144.1% |
| 1985 | -7.4% | -501.9% |
| 1986 | -1.2% | -83.7% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | -464.3% |
| 1988 | -9.6% | -317.5% |
| 1989 | -1.8% | -81.6% |
| 1990 | -0.7% | -62.5% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -276.1% |
| 1992 | -17.5% | -1604.8% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -109.2% |
| 1994 | -2.3% | -245.2% |
| 1995 | -8.1% | +250.2% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -115.6% |
| 1997 | -7.1% | -658.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -111.1% |
| 1999 | -2.5% | -415.2% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -265.3% |
| 2001 | -11.7% | -385.2% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -265.8% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -73.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -42.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -46.1% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -25.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | -1.2% | -203.4% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -399.9% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +51.9% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +47.0% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +52.1% |
| 2014 | -10.0% | -184.1% |
| 2015 | -6.6% | -34.4% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -160.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -80.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -34.6% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +508.1% |
| 2020 | -3.5% | -213.8% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -200.2% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -38.4% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | +18.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +56364.3% | -0.0% | 4.8% |
| 1969 | +6396.7% | 0.1% | 6.5% |
| 1992 | -1604.8% | 1.2% | -17.5% |
| 1962 | +1169.0% | 0.2% | 2.8% |
| 1976 | -1117.0% | -0.2% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | -1.8% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | -2.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.2% | -9.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.3% | -17.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | -11.7% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -10.0% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -3.5% | 3.5% | 6 |
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 gdp per capita growth in Sierra Leone?
- Gdp per capita growth in Sierra Leone was 2.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.5% in 1992.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Sierra Leone ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.