General government final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: General government final consumption expenditure was 3.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone is 3.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 53.2% on the previous year and up 119.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone peaked at 55.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -40.7%, in 1988.
Sierra Leone ranks 71st of 174 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.
General government final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4% | — |
| 1982 | 22.7% | +5321.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -99.4% |
| 1984 | -8.8% | -6266.2% |
| 1985 | 20.0% | -326.4% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -78.7% |
| 1987 | -20.8% | -589.4% |
| 1988 | -40.7% | +95.6% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | -124.5% |
| 1990 | -10.5% | -205.3% |
| 1991 | 27.8% | -365.3% |
| 1992 | -29.3% | -205.4% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | -169.7% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -81.0% |
| 1995 | -24.3% | -727.2% |
| 1996 | 31.1% | -227.6% |
| 1997 | -31.7% | -202.2% |
| 1998 | -1.7% | -94.7% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | -1175.1% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +185.5% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -82.3% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | +279.1% |
| 2003 | -2.3% | -106.8% |
| 2004 | -7.9% | +238.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -149.3% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +136.8% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -68.1% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +1100.3% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +69.8% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -96.3% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +660.5% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -58.2% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +92.5% |
| 2015 | -16.5% | -232.5% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -208.7% |
| 2017 | -4.8% | -126.7% |
| 2018 | -1.6% | -66.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -248.5% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +20.5% |
| 2022 | -0.7% | -120.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -172.6% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +1319.4% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -53.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.4% | -40.7% | 22.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | -31.7% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | -7.9% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | -16.5% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -0.7% | 6.8% | 6 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 56.13 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 1,268 current LCU per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0726 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 58.6 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 475.61 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone was 3.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.7% in 1988.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 71st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.4%. 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.