Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita was 750.85 USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Sierra Leone, 1970–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national income — value us$ per capita in Sierra Leone is 750.85 USD, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$ per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 875.02 USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 159.7 USD, in 1970.
Sierra Leone ranks 182nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 159.7 USD | — |
| 1971 | 166.84 USD | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 181.3 USD | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 203.76 USD | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 230.44 USD | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 241.54 USD | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 220.22 USD | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 245.78 USD | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 307.13 USD | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 343.89 USD | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 384.66 USD | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 406.1 USD | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 446.47 USD | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 382.54 USD | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 459.5 USD | +20.1% |
| 1985 | 366.77 USD | -20.2% |
| 1986 | 269.31 USD | -26.6% |
| 1987 | 207.23 USD | -23.1% |
| 1988 | 310.04 USD | +49.6% |
| 1989 | 294.19 USD | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 197.51 USD | -32.9% |
| 1991 | 242.26 USD | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 207.69 USD | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 249.27 USD | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 273.51 USD | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 279.97 USD | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 309.53 USD | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 279.93 USD | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 212.09 USD | -24.2% |
| 1999 | 213.53 USD | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 199.1 USD | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 237.6 USD | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 259.01 USD | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 272.44 USD | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 267.31 USD | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 302.07 USD | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 341.12 USD | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 370.62 USD | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 429.4 USD | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 415.44 USD | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 423.94 USD | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 454.25 USD | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 598.99 USD | +31.9% |
| 2013 | 728.84 USD | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 712.03 USD | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 671.32 USD | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 665.1 USD | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 693.94 USD | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 838.43 USD | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 833.07 USD | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 829.08 USD | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 875.02 USD | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 852.17 USD | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 750.85 USD | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 230.06 USD | 159.7 USD | 343.89 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 352.68 USD | 207.23 USD | 459.5 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 246.53 USD | 197.51 USD | 309.53 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 309.41 USD | 199.1 USD | 429.4 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 661.99 USD | 423.94 USD | 838.43 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 826.78 USD | 750.85 USD | 875.02 USD | 4 |
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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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,406 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 6.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9684 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 819.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 21.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 18,569 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national income — value us$ per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Gross national income — value us$ per capita in Sierra Leone was 750.85 USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 875.02 USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 159.7 USD in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross national income — value us$ per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 182nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 National Income — Value US$ per capita. 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).