Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 606.27 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1964–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 606.27 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.7% on the previous year and up 309.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 606.27 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.0021 current LCU per person, in 1968.
That places Sierra Leone 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.0049 current LCU per person | — |
| 1965 | 0.0061 current LCU per person | +24.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0087 current LCU per person | +42.7% |
| 1967 | -0.0006 current LCU per person | -107.2% |
| 1968 | -0.0021 current LCU per person | +229.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0122 current LCU per person | -695.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0163 current LCU per person | +33.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0076 current LCU per person | -53.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 current LCU per person | -56.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0132 current LCU per person | +301.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0165 current LCU per person | +24.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0128 current LCU per person | -22.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 current LCU per person | -96.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0059 current LCU per person | +1149.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0275 current LCU per person | +368.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0358 current LCU per person | +30.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0284 current LCU per person | -20.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0356 current LCU per person | +25.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0296 current LCU per person | -16.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0221 current LCU per person | -25.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0295 current LCU per person | +33.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0626 current LCU per person | +112.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1811 current LCU per person | +189.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3308 current LCU per person | +82.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5092 current LCU per person | +54.0% |
| 1989 | 1.05 current LCU per person | +106.2% |
| 1990 | 1.45 current LCU per person | +38.5% |
| 1991 | 2.9 current LCU per person | +99.8% |
| 1992 | 4.39 current LCU per person | +51.1% |
| 1993 | 6.7 current LCU per person | +52.7% |
| 1994 | 6.48 current LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 10.78 current LCU per person | +66.3% |
| 1996 | 9.81 current LCU per person | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 4.19 current LCU per person | -57.3% |
| 1998 | 9.5 current LCU per person | +126.7% |
| 1999 | 9.49 current LCU per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.25 current LCU per person | +81.8% |
| 2001 | 46.06 current LCU per person | +167.0% |
| 2002 | 47.32 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 54.44 current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 60.03 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 60.75 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 55.61 current LCU per person | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 58.65 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 67.53 current LCU per person | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 77.34 current LCU per person | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 101.08 current LCU per person | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 83.52 current LCU per person | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 103.29 current LCU per person | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 123.45 current LCU per person | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 147.34 current LCU per person | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 148.25 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 157.26 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 150.2 current LCU per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 240.32 current LCU per person | +60.0% |
| 2019 | 261.45 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 319 current LCU per person | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 343.01 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 406.24 current LCU per person | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 437.16 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 494.15 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2025 | 606.27 current LCU per person | +22.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 606.27 current LCU per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 15,841 current LCU per person, 4% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 606.27 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,466 current LCU per person, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +1149.4% | 0.0005 current LCU per person | 0.0059 current LCU per person |
| 1969 | +695.6% | -0.0021 current LCU per person | 0.0122 current LCU per person |
| 1978 | +368.0% | 0.0059 current LCU per person | 0.0275 current LCU per person |
| 1973 | +301.8% | 0.0033 current LCU per person | 0.0132 current LCU per person |
| 1968 | -229.1% | -0.0006 current LCU per person | -0.0021 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 current LCU per person | -0.0021 current LCU per person | 0.0122 current LCU per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.0139 current LCU per person | 0.0005 current LCU per person | 0.0358 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2279 current LCU per person | 0.0221 current LCU per person | 1.05 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.57 current LCU per person | 1.45 current LCU per person | 10.78 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.5 current LCU per person | 17.25 current LCU per person | 77.34 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 151.62 current LCU per person | 83.52 current LCU per person | 261.45 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 434.31 current LCU per person | 319 current LCU per person | 606.27 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 174 El Salvador 706.08 current LCU per person compare
- 175 Tunisia 705.59 current LCU per person compare
- 176 Tuvalu 682.23 current LCU per person compare
- 178 Sudan 558.41 current LCU per person compare
- 179 Palestine 545.64 current LCU per person compare
- 180 Ecuador 545.42 current LCU per person 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0324 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 27.41 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0236 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 20.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0381 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Sierra Leone was 606.27 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 606.27 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0021 current LCU per person in 1968.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 309.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.