Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.016 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.016 million SLC per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.6% on the previous year and up 406.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.016 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Sierra Leone 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per person | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per person | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per person | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per person | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 0 million SLC per person | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 0 million SLC per person | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 0 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0 million SLC per person | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 0 million SLC per person | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 0 million SLC per person | +30.4% |
| 1984 | 0 million SLC per person | +59.9% |
| 1985 | 0 million SLC per person | +62.0% |
| 1986 | 0 million SLC per person | +132.0% |
| 1987 | 0 million SLC per person | +62.8% |
| 1988 | 0 million SLC per person | +42.9% |
| 1989 | 0 million SLC per person | +74.6% |
| 1990 | 0 million SLC per person | +70.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +139.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +45.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +31.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +34.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 million SLC per person | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 million SLC per person | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 million SLC per person | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0091 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.012 million SLC per person | +31.0% |
| 2023 | 0.016 million SLC per person | +33.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.016 million SLC per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5133 million SLC per person, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.016 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5259 million SLC per person, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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 | +139.2% | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person |
| 1986 | +132.0% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
| 1989 | +74.6% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0004 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 million SLC per person | 0.0004 million SLC per person | 0.0014 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 million SLC per person | 0.0017 million SLC per person | 0.0075 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 million SLC per person | 0.0081 million SLC per person | 0.016 million SLC per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 168 Solomon Islands 0.0174 million SLC per person compare
- 169 Tajikistan 0.0167 million SLC per person compare
- 170 Palau 0.0166 million SLC per person compare
- 172 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0155 million SLC per person compare
- 173 Belize 0.0145 million SLC per person compare
- 174 Tuvalu 0.014 million SLC per person 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 national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.016 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.016 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 406.6%. 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.