Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices (US 2015) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices (US 2015) was 1,461 million USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices in Sierra Leone, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices in Sierra Leone is 1,461 million USD, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.8% on the previous year and up 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,461 million USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.17 million USD, in 1999.
That places Sierra Leone 176th out of 235 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices (US 2015) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 207.74 million USD | — |
| 1971 | 193.24 million USD | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 177.42 million USD | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 183.29 million USD | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 207.01 million USD | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 210.86 million USD | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 188.96 million USD | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 185.98 million USD | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 206.39 million USD | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 245.44 million USD | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 306.48 million USD | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 291.03 million USD | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 245.89 million USD | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 239.23 million USD | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 204.02 million USD | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 195.25 million USD | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 200.17 million USD | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 161.48 million USD | -19.3% |
| 1988 | 203.91 million USD | +26.3% |
| 1989 | 240.6 million USD | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 202.91 million USD | -15.7% |
| 1991 | 222.28 million USD | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 248.11 million USD | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 119.71 million USD | -51.8% |
| 1994 | 203.73 million USD | +70.2% |
| 1995 | 128.56 million USD | -36.9% |
| 1996 | 154.01 million USD | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 70.46 million USD | -54.3% |
| 1998 | 78.62 million USD | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 56.17 million USD | -28.6% |
| 2000 | 106.48 million USD | +89.6% |
| 2001 | 133.63 million USD | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 166.41 million USD | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 195.42 million USD | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 196.18 million USD | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 243.23 million USD | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 232.38 million USD | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 233.01 million USD | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 248.81 million USD | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 271.2 million USD | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 921.63 million USD | +239.8% |
| 2011 | 1,310 million USD | +42.2% |
| 2012 | 970 million USD | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 817.13 million USD | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 773.8 million USD | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 759.78 million USD | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 796.1 million USD | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1,023 million USD | +28.5% |
| 2018 | 906.45 million USD | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 993.62 million USD | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 849.91 million USD | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 869.98 million USD | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1,063 million USD | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 1,200 million USD | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 1,461 million USD | +21.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,461 million USD is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,201 million USD, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,461 million USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,315 million USD, 44% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices (US 2015) in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +239.8% | 271.2 million USD | 921.63 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 200.63 million USD | 177.42 million USD | 245.44 million USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 228.81 million USD | 161.48 million USD | 306.48 million USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 148.45 million USD | 56.17 million USD | 248.11 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 202.67 million USD | 106.48 million USD | 271.2 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 927.2 million USD | 759.78 million USD | 1,310 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,089 million USD | 849.91 million USD | 1,461 million USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 173 Polynesia 1,746 million USD compare
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More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0324 units per US$ 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 fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices in Sierra Leone?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices in Sierra Leone was 1,461 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,461 million USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.17 million USD in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Sierra Leone ranks 176th out of 235 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).