Public administration and defence, value added in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Public administration and defence, value added was 598.09 billion current LCU in 2011. β Volatile
Public administration and defence, value added in Sierra Leone, 1985β2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, public administration and defence, value added in Sierra Leone stood at 598.09 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.2% on the previous year and up 581.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public administration and defence, value added in Sierra Leone peaked at 598.09 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 166.00 million current LCU, in 1985.
That places Sierra Leone 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 623.60 million current LCU | 166.00 million current LCU | 1.17 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | 20.29 billion current LCU | 3.03 billion current LCU | 35.82 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 171.43 billion current LCU | 37.99 billion current LCU | 290.75 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 510.78 billion current LCU | 423.46 billion current LCU | 598.09 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 4 Madagascar, Republic of 1.00 trillion current LCU compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 892.10 billion current LCU compare
- 6 Algeria 607.00 billion current LCU compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 564.04 billion current LCU compare
- 9 Rwanda 443.55 billion current LCU compare
- 10 South Africa 434.22 billion current LCU compare
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 1.38 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 1,166 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -7.31 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 7.49 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 1,166 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 6.96 (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 10.28 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public administration and defence, value added in Sierra Leone?
- Public administration and defence, value added in Sierra Leone was 598.09 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest public administration and defence, value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 598.09 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest public administration and defence, value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 166.00 million current LCU in 1985.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for public administration and defence, value added?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2011.
- Is public administration and defence, value added rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 581.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Public administration and defence, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value added in public administration and defense is defined as the value of output of the public administration and defense industries less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Public administration and defense is a subset of services (ISIC 75). Data are in current local currency.