Subsidies in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Subsidies was 13.51 million current US$ in 2000. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Sierra Leone, 1965–2000
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2000, subsidies in Sierra Leone stood at 13.51 million current US$.
The figure is up 89.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Sierra Leone peaked at 23.93 million current US$ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1965.
Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.53 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 23.93 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.51 million current US$ | 13.51 million current US$ | 13.51 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 8 Togo 34.13 million current US$ compare
- 9 Mali 33.01 million current US$ compare
- 10 Guinea 14.44 million current US$ compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 11.20 million current US$ compare
- 13 Mozambique 7.15 million current US$ compare
- 14 Cameroon 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Chad 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Comoros 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Congo 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Eritrea 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Ethiopia 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Kenya 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Lesotho 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Malawi 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Rwanda 0 current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -7.3% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 7.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,166 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 7.0% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,166 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 22.66 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 9.63 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 425.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.35 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Sierra Leone?
- Subsidies in Sierra Leone was 13.51 million current US$ in 2000, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 23.93 million current US$ in 1996.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1965.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for subsidies?
- Sierra Leone ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2000.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Subsidies (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current U.S. dollars.