General government final consumption expenditure … capita current LCU in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: General government final consumption expenditure … capita current LCU was 1,140 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per in Sierra Leone, 1964–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1,140 current LCU per person for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per in 2025. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 244.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,140 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 current LCU per person, in 1964.
Sierra Leone ranks 178th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure … capita current LCU in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.0076 current LCU per person | — |
| 1965 | 0.008 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0079 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0077 current LCU per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0082 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0085 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0091 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0114 current LCU per person | +25.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0113 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0145 current LCU per person | +28.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0169 current LCU per person | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0213 current LCU per person | +26.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0195 current LCU per person | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0231 current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0244 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0298 current LCU per person | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0297 current LCU per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.027 current LCU per person | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0404 current LCU per person | +49.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0479 current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0532 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0949 current LCU per person | +78.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1335 current LCU per person | +40.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5499 current LCU per person | +312.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5846 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 1.01 current LCU per person | +72.3% |
| 1990 | 1.83 current LCU per person | +81.5% |
| 1991 | 5.29 current LCU per person | +189.1% |
| 1992 | 6.93 current LCU per person | +31.1% |
| 1993 | 10.6 current LCU per person | +53.0% |
| 1994 | 13.72 current LCU per person | +29.4% |
| 1995 | 13.85 current LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 22.45 current LCU per person | +62.1% |
| 1997 | 17.67 current LCU per person | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 21.86 current LCU per person | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 32.07 current LCU per person | +46.7% |
| 2000 | 43.1 current LCU per person | +34.4% |
| 2001 | 94.01 current LCU per person | +118.1% |
| 2002 | 115.27 current LCU per person | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 116.26 current LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 118.45 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 134.06 current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 111.36 current LCU per person | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 109.51 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 134.06 current LCU per person | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 154.88 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 183.55 current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 215.68 current LCU per person | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 272.17 current LCU per person | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 291.58 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 257.43 current LCU per person | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 330.91 current LCU per person | +28.5% |
| 2016 | 416.01 current LCU per person | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 409.46 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 437 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 534.37 current LCU per person | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 644.51 current LCU per person | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 746.07 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 807.82 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 888.65 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 1,024 current LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 2025 | 1,140 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,140 current LCU per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 95,980 current LCU per person, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,140 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85,605 current LCU per person, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where General government final consumption expenditure … capita current LCU 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +312.0% | 0.1335 current LCU per person | 0.5499 current LCU per person |
| 1991 | +189.1% | 1.83 current LCU per person | 5.29 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.008 current LCU per person | 0.0076 current LCU per person | 0.0085 current LCU per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.0181 current LCU per person | 0.0091 current LCU per person | 0.0298 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2568 current LCU per person | 0.027 current LCU per person | 1.01 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.62 current LCU per person | 1.83 current LCU per person | 32.07 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.1 current LCU per person | 43.1 current LCU per person | 154.88 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 334.82 current LCU per person | 183.55 current LCU per person | 534.37 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 875.25 current LCU per person | 644.51 current LCU per person | 1,140 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 175 Ghana 1,650 current LCU per person compare
- 176 Bahrain 1,574 current LCU per person compare
- 177 Oman 1,461 current LCU per person compare
- 179 El Salvador 946.49 current LCU per person compare
- 180 Kosovo 938.63 current LCU per person compare
- 180 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 938.63 current LCU per person compare
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 general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per in Sierra Leone?
- General government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per in Sierra Leone was 1,140 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,140 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 current LCU per person in 1964.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- General government final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.