Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0009 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0009 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0009 million USD per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Sierra Leone 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +26.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -14.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +19.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -21.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -31.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -17.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +52.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -30.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -21.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +12.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0009 million USD per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0009 million USD per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0009 million USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 million USD per person, 69% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 5 |
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)
- 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$), annual growth rate -12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0009 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 million USD per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.