Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.416 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1964–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.416 current US$ per US$ of GDP for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.4739 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1244 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.3357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1965 | 0.3623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3591 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3742 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3809 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3754 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3397 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1992 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 0.222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1713 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +236.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3714 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4739 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4624 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4695 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4398 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3753 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.3955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3397 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3902 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4739 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4695 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 182 Mozambique 0.4202 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 0.4196 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 184 Yemen 0.4181 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Burkina Faso 0.4152 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Central African Republic 0.4138 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 188 Brunei Darussalam 0.4024 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 352.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 7,976 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6353 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 537.69 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.416 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4739 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1244 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 185th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.