GNI growth in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: GNI growth was 4.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI growth in Sierra Leone, 2002–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gni growth in Sierra Leone stood at 4.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,089.3% on the previous year and up 184.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni growth in Sierra Leone peaked at 25.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -5.9%, in 2014.
That places Sierra Leone 62nd out of 163 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GNI growth in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25.6% | — |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -63.2% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -59.1% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +69.2% |
| 2006 | -0.5% | -107.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -197.1% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +1573.6% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +47.3% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -94.0% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +3553.2% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -37.4% |
| 2014 | -5.9% | -150.1% |
| 2015 | -5.5% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -244.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -35.3% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -90.7% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +584.4% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +131.7% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -25.1% |
| 2024 | -0.5% | -109.3% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | -1089.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | -0.5% | 25.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | -5.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | -0.5% | 6.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 59 Indonesia 5.0% compare
- 60 Palestine, State of 5.0% compare
- 61 Kosovo 4.8% compare
- 63 Bangladesh 4.6% compare
- 64 Republic of Moldova 4.6% compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.3% 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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 17.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1588 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 134.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 3,046 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.983 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni growth in Sierra Leone?
- Gni growth in Sierra Leone was 4.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gni growth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gni growth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.9% in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gni growth?
- Sierra Leone ranks 62nd out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni growth rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.6%. 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 GNI growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.