Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency was 18,593 million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Sierra Leone, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Sierra Leone is 18,593 million SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 38.2% on the previous year and up 379.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Sierra Leone peaked at 18,593 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,356 million SLC, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 137th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3,356 million SLC | — |
| 2014 | 3,875 million SLC | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 4,362 million SLC | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 5,513 million SLC | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 6,406 million SLC | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 6,831 million SLC | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 7,749 million SLC | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 10,291 million SLC | +32.8% |
| 2021 | 10,970 million SLC | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 13,749 million SLC | +25.3% |
| 2023 | 13,459 million SLC | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 18,593 million SLC | +38.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,442 million SLC | 3,356 million SLC | 7,749 million SLC | 7 |
| 2020s | 13,412 million SLC | 10,291 million SLC | 18,593 million SLC | 5 |
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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 unit of GDP 0.416 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Sierra Leone?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Sierra Leone was 18,593 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 18,593 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,356 million SLC in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Sierra Leone ranks 137th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 379.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.