Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.1291 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1291 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
144th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1291 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0197 million USD per square kilometre
in 1999
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.1291 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1291 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0197 million USD per square kilometre, in 1999.
Sierra Leone ranks 144th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0283 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0285 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0295 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0306 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0306 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0303 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0306 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0318 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0334 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0344 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0357 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0363 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0363 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0379 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0388 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0393 million USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0409 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0419 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0434 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0449 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0413 million USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0374 million USD per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0374 million USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0387 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0348 million USD per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0262 million USD per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0216 million USD per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0214 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0197 million USD per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0204 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0241 million USD per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0333 million USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0355 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0371 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0387 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0418 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0441 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0455 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0479 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0509 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0586 million USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0708 million USD per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 0.074 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0658 million USD per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0783 million USD per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0908 million USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1051 million USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1109 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1095 million USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.116 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1221 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1291 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.1291 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0362 million USD per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.1291 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.088 million USD per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0302 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0334 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0385 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0344 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0434 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0323 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0197 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0449 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0351 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0204 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0455 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0753 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0479 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1109 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1192 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1095 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1291 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 141 Burundi 0.1396 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 142 Senegal 0.1371 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 143 Ukraine 0.1314 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 145 Nicaragua 0.128 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 146 Malawi 0.124 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 147 Myanmar 0.1209 million USD 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -33,272 BoP, current US$ (2010)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person (2010)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 121.78 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -16.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.1291 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1291 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0197 million USD per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.