GDP price levels relative to the US in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: GDP price levels relative to the US was 0.229 in 2024. ▲ Rising
GDP price levels relative to the US in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: World Development Indicators - World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, gdp price levels relative to the us in Sierra Leone stood at 0.229.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp price levels relative to the us in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.4138 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1752, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 195th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
GDP price levels relative to the US in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1752 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1988 | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2092 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.228 | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.27 | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2745 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2865 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2701 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2076 | -23.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2079 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.181 | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3196 | +76.5% |
| 2002 | 0.286 | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2839 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2711 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2865 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3418 | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 0.357 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3867 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3599 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3605 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3726 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4046 | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4138 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4047 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3768 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3205 | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3115 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3204 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.312 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3109 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3107 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2737 | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2251 | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 0.229 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2328 | 0.1752 | 0.2865 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3074 | 0.181 | 0.3867 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3597 | 0.3115 | 0.4138 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2699 | 0.2251 | 0.3109 | 5 |
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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.568 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 480.73 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -30.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -30.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 8.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 6.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 5,664 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp price levels relative to the us in Sierra Leone?
- Gdp price levels relative to the us in Sierra Leone was 0.229 in 2024, according to World Development Indicators - World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp price levels relative to the us recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4138 in 2013.
- What is the lowest gdp price levels relative to the us recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1752 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gdp price levels relative to the us?
- Sierra Leone ranks 195th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp price levels relative to the us rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators - World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP price levels relative to the US. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) conversion factor to market exchange rate.