GDP per capita growth in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: GDP per capita growth 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 104th of 213 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 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% |
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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 214.96 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1.76 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1,489 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.416 current US$ 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 104th out of 213 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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About this data
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.