Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0048 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Sierra Leone, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Sierra Leone is 0.0048 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 250.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0048 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1961.
Sierra Leone ranks 19th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +15.2% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +29.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +59.6% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +59.6% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +116.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +74.7% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +45.7% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +69.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +76.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +131.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +50.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +28.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | +22.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | +31.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | +24.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per person | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 0.001 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.002 units per person | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 units per person | +25.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 units per person | +25.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0048 units per person | +12.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0048 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 13.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0048 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 12.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +131.4% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1986 | +116.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Sierra Leone?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Sierra Leone was 0.0048 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.1%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.