Gross domestic product (GDP) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross domestic product (GDP) was 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP) in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
In 2025, gross domestic product (gdp) in Sierra Leone stood at 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp) in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.01 billion constant 2015 US$, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 150th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.36 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2.01 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2.80 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.33 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.04 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.64 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.04 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.81 billion constant 2015 US$ | 4.30 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.43 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.02 billion constant 2015 US$ | 4.26 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.36 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.01 billion constant 2015 US$ | 5.28 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 billion constant 2015 US$ | 5.62 billion constant 2015 US$ | 8.10 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.15 billion constant 2015 US$ | 7.99 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 147 South Sudan 12.00 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 148 Kyrgyzstan 11.42 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 149 Congo 10.91 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 151 Monaco 9.55 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 152 Moldova 9.49 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 153 Togo 9.42 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -7.3% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 7.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,166 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 7.0% (2024)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,166 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 22.66 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 9.63 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 425.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.35 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 236.00 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp) in Sierra Leone?
- Gross domestic product (gdp) in Sierra Leone was 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 billion constant 2015 US$ in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 150th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted by inflation but _does not_ account for differences in living costs between countries.