Gross public investment in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross public investment was 10.8% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Gross public investment in Sierra Leone, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 10.8% for gross public investment in 2011. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 56.4% on the previous year and up 139.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1997.
That places Sierra Leone 12th out of 49 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.3% | — |
| 1981 | 6.6% | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 4.5% | -20.6% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -17.6% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | +16.5% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -61.0% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | +86.1% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | +75.4% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -23.6% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -56.0% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +237.5% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -51.3% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +115.8% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +82.5% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +56.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 1.5% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 1.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.9% | 10.8% | 2 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 50.14 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 50.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 1.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Sierra Leone?
- Gross public investment in Sierra Leone was 10.8% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1997.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross public investment?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.