Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 2.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone is 2.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 118.1% on the previous year and up 113.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone peaked at 35.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -18.5%, in 1994.
Sierra Leone ranks 114th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -2.8% | — |
| 1982 | -1.7% | -40.0% |
| 1983 | -7.3% | +338.7% |
| 1984 | -2.1% | -70.7% |
| 1985 | -7.0% | +225.6% |
| 1986 | -2.4% | -65.9% |
| 1987 | 12.5% | -622.9% |
| 1988 | -14.1% | -212.8% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | -158.7% |
| 1990 | -16.0% | -294.0% |
| 1991 | -0.4% | -97.7% |
| 1992 | -9.9% | +2628.1% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | -158.0% |
| 1994 | -18.5% | -422.6% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | -226.7% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -77.1% |
| 1997 | -16.8% | -413.3% |
| 1998 | -3.1% | -81.4% |
| 1999 | -6.1% | +94.1% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -128.6% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +1556.1% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -71.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -40.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -61.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -34.6% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +708.8% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | -17.2% | -351.5% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | -308.8% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -65.2% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +187.1% |
| 2014 | -2.9% | -108.2% |
| 2015 | -17.9% | +509.7% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -182.5% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -69.3% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +272.4% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -46.3% |
| 2020 | -6.7% | -173.7% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -186.7% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -70.5% |
| 2024 | -13.8% | -728.9% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -118.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.9% | -14.1% | 12.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | -3.6% | -18.5% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 1.0% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | -17.9% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -13.8% | 7.4% | 6 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 21.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.232 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 196.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 21.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 4,448 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 18.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.304 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone was 2.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.5% in 1994.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 114th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.