Industry (including construction), value added in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Industry (including construction), value added was 25.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Sierra Leone, 1964–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Sierra Leone stood at 25.7%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Sierra Leone peaked at 38.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 77th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 26.5% | — |
| 1965 | 26.8% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 24.9% | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 26.1% | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 27.8% | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 26.2% | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 25.4% | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 26.2% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 26.9% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 24.4% | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 21.5% | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 19.5% | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 19.2% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 20.2% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 17.9% | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 14.2% | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 13.1% | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 14.7% | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 17.9% | +22.2% |
| 1988 | 11.3% | -37.0% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 18.0% | +76.8% |
| 1991 | 33.8% | +88.0% |
| 1992 | 38.8% | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 31.1% | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 38.4% | +23.3% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | -25.4% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 24.3% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -70.0% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | +121.1% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +25.6% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 25.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.4% | 24.9% | 27.8% | 6 |
| 1970s | 22.2% | 19.2% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 10.2% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.8% | 18.0% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 8.0% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 16.6% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 17.6% | 26.1% | 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 475.61 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 217.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 7.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 5.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 4,928 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Sierra Leone?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Sierra Leone was 25.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Sierra Leone ranks 77th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.