Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.5145 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Sierra Leone, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Sierra Leone is 0.5145 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 347.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.5145 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 … Current square in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +121.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +79.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 1989 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +83.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +134.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1994 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.03 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0451 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0774 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0893 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1035 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1151 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1421 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1773 units per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2288 units per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2953 units per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3143 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.299 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3366 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3826 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4489 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5145 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.5145 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0104 units per square kilometre, 49.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.5145 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 19.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 | +134.1% | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +121.6% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +83.8% | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +79.5% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0642 units per square kilometre | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | 0.1151 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.314 units per square kilometre | 0.1421 units per square kilometre | 0.5145 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 17 Uganda 0.6024 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Paraguay 0.5983 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Hungary 0.5206 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Guinea 0.4617 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Rwanda 0.3775 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Maldives 0.2893 units per square kilometre 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 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 0.5145 units per square kilometre 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 0.5145 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 20th 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 347.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.