What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.

How does Sierra Leone rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Sierra Leone

Name: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Sierra Leone
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sierra Leone: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) was 0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 9.2%

World rank

136th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1993

All-time low

0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2005

Years of data

1964–2024

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1964–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2005.

That places Sierra Leone 136th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1964 to 2024.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1964	0.0572 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1965	0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1966	0.0561 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1967	0.0612 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
1968	0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1969	0.0543 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1970	0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1971	0.0597 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
1972	0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1973	0.0549 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1974	0.0528 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1975	0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1976	0.0526 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1977	0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1978	0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1979	0.0481 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1980	0.0486 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1981	0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.4%
1982	0.065 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1983	0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1984	0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
1987	0.0377 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.5%
1988	0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.2%
1989	0.0554 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+96.3%
1990	0.0432 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.0%
1991	0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
1992	0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.3%
1993	0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.2%
1994	0.094 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1995	0.0864 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1996	0.0808 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1997	0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-40.7%
1998	0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.0%
1999	0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.5%
2000	0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2001	0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2002	0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2003	0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
2004	0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2005	0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2006	0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+214.1%
2007	0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2008	0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2009	0.0692 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2010	0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2011	0.0715 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2012	0.0654 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2013	0.0564 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
2014	0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2015	0.0569 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
2016	0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2017	0.0669 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2018	0.0703 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2019	0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2020	0.0703 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2021	0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2022	0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2023	0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
2024	0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

Sierra Leone's 0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Sierra Leone's 0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2006	+214.1%	0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1989	+96.3%	0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0554 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0579 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0543 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0612 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6
1970s	0.054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0481 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.065 current US$ per US$ of GDP	8
1990s	0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0484 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0643 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0715 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.072 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

133 Comoros 0.0717 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
134 Kenya 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
135 Niger 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
137 Angola 0.0679 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
138 Bhutan 0.0662 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
139 Burkina Faso 0.0662 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0324 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 27.41 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.43 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0236 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 20.01 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0381 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone?: Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
How does Sierra Leone rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,052 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.