Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was -7.55 million USD in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Sierra Leone, 1990–2005
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded -7.55 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2005. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 1,279.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.64 million USD in 1995 and was at its lowest, -7.55 million USD, in 2005.
That places Sierra Leone 166th out of 184 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1496 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 0.2459 million USD | +64.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3422 million USD | +39.2% |
| 1993 | 0.09 million USD | -73.7% |
| 1994 | 0.19 million USD | +111.1% |
| 1995 | 0.64 million USD | +236.8% |
| 1996 | 0.505 million USD | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 0.37 million USD | -26.7% |
| 1998 | 0.235 million USD | -36.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1 million USD | -57.4% |
| 2005 | -7.55 million USD | -7650.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -7.55 million USD is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.33 million USD. (17 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -7.55 million USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3814 million USD. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2868 million USD | 0.09 million USD | 0.64 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | -7.55 million USD | -7.55 million USD | -7.55 million USD | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe -3.65 million USD
- 164 Jamaica -5.52 million USD compare
- 165 Cabo Verde -7.49 million USD compare
- 167 Timor-Leste -17 million USD
- 168 Eswatini -21.62 million USD compare
- 169 Gabon -33.78 million USD 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 outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Sierra Leone?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Sierra Leone was -7.55 million USD in 2005, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.64 million USD in 1995.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.55 million USD in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Sierra Leone ranks 166th out of 184 countries with data for 2005.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,279.7%. 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 outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.