Manufacturing, value added in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Manufacturing, value added was 7.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Sierra Leone, 1964–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, manufacturing, value added in Sierra Leone stood at 7.0%.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Sierra Leone peaked at 9.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2005.
Sierra Leone ranks 136th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 5.7% | — |
| 1965 | 5.7% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 5.6% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 6.1% | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 5.4% | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 5.5% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 6.0% | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 6.0% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.5% | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 5.3% | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 5.1% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 5.3% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 5.2% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +22.4% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | -31.5% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | -25.2% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | +96.3% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 6.8% | +35.3% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +39.2% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -40.7% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +214.1% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 6 |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 2.8% | 6.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 3.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.5% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 5 |
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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 manufacturing, value added in Sierra Leone?
- Manufacturing, value added in Sierra Leone was 7.0% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing, value added 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.