Services, value added in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Services, value added was 41.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Sierra Leone, 1964–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 41.6% for services, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Sierra Leone peaked at 47.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, 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 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 33.6% | — |
| 1965 | 36.2% | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 35.9% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 40.3% | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 41.8% | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 37.4% | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 36.4% | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 39.3% | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 40.9% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 38.1% | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 37.5% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 38.6% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 41.7% | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 41.9% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 40.0% | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 43.6% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 44.2% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 45.2% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 44.5% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 39.0% | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 42.0% | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 34.0% | -19.2% |
| 1988 | 39.5% | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 31.8% | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 24.1% | -24.2% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | -19.8% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +236.9% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 42.6% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 41.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.5% | 33.6% | 41.8% | 6 |
| 1970s | 39.5% | 36.4% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.3% | 34.0% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 12.4% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 12.5% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 41.5% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 41.6% | 43.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 182 Mozambique 42.0% compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 42.0% compare
- 184 Yemen 41.8% compare
- 186 Burkina Faso 41.5% compare
- 187 Central African Republic 41.4% compare
- 188 Brunei 40.2% 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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 846.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 22.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 19,175 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,166 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Sierra Leone?
- Services, value added in Sierra Leone was 41.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for services, value added?
- Sierra Leone ranks 185th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.