Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 57.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0164 million USD per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre, in 1993.
Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -82.3% |
| 1992 | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -177.3% |
| 1993 | -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1994 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -66.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -338.9% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -93.7% |
| 1997 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +147.4% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -92.7% |
| 1999 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +369.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +7893.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -76.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +623.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 2008 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -45.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | +102.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +115.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0164 million USD per square kilometre | +271.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0072 million USD per square kilometre | +220.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | +57.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre, 9.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +7893.3% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +623.9% | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0164 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 92 Brazil 0.0072 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 93 Iceland 0.0072 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 94 Liberia 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 96 Ghana 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 97 Tunisia 0.005 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 98 Fiji 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0324 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0164 million USD per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 95th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.