General government final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: General government final consumption expenditure was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone, 1964–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone stood at 5.9%.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone peaked at 14.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2014.
Sierra Leone ranks 178th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 8.1% | — |
| 1965 | 7.7% | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 7.4% | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 7.8% | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 7.7% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | -14.7% |
| 1970 | 6.8% | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 9.0% | +32.4% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 8.9% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 8.9% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 10.3% | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | -13.8% |
| 1977 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 7.6% | -15.0% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 7.0% | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +23.0% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | -21.9% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 6.3% | -20.3% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +48.6% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | -28.5% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 9.7% | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +18.8% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | -17.8% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +28.4% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -35.4% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +32.8% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 6 |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 6.8% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 6.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 7.8% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 5.8% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.5% | 8.1% | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,075 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 908.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 20,577 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 5.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.