Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 78.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone, 1964–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 78.2% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone peaked at 105.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2010.
Sierra Leone ranks 40th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 78.6% | — |
| 1965 | 79.9% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 79.2% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 86.8% | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 83.6% | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 71.5% | -14.4% |
| 1970 | 74.2% | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 76.8% | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 63.8% | -17.2% |
| 1974 | 65.6% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 77.6% | +18.3% |
| 1976 | 80.7% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 79.5% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 71.5% | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 75.0% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 90.7% | +20.9% |
| 1981 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 88.2% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 87.8% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 82.1% | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 91.7% | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 79.1% | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 71.7% | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 73.1% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 78.1% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 77.1% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 84.4% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 86.5% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 76.8% | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 93.5% | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 92.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 95.3% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 93.0% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 94.3% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 105.8% | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 95.8% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 91.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 75.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +27.2% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 79.9% | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 78.2% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.9% | 71.5% | 86.8% | 6 |
| 1970s | 74.2% | 63.8% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.3% | 71.7% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 76.8% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 68.8% | 105.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 62.3% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 78.2% | 89.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sierra Leone was 78.2% 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 105.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 40th out of 190 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 down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.