Republic of Sierra Leone

Economic — Sierra Leone

9 Sierra Leone economic indicators from the World Bank (GDP, inflation, trade, tax, debt) — 1960–2024; Military Expenditure series runs back to 1960.

Indicators 9

Coverage 1960–2024

Total observations 325

Sub-articles 24

Indicator Overview

Indicator	Coverage	Latest	All-time Low	All-time High
GDP (current US$)	1960–2024	$6.97B	$322.01M	$7.69B
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)	1960–2024	0.463%	0.225%	1.72%
Real Interest Rate (%)	1965–2024	9.17	-53.64	27.17
Risk Premium on Lending (%)	1965–2024	11.82	-15.80	21.82
Trade in Services (% of GDP)	1977–2024	8.08%	3.26%	24.39%
Inflation, Consumer Prices (annual %)	2007–2024	28.63%	4.64%	47.64%
Logistic Performance Index	2007–2018	2.08	1.95	2.08
Time to Get Operating License (days)	2009–2023	17.93	12.55	17.93
Ease of Doing Business (score)	2019–2019	163.00	163.00	163.00

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Sierra Leone 1970s: one-party republic, APC era indicators

Avg GDP $657.93M Avg Population 2.95M Avg Life Expectancy 40.66 years Indicators covered 16 Indicator Aggregates by Pillar Environment IndicatorDecade MeanLowHighObs. Agricultural Land (%…

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Sierra Leone 1980s: economic decline, IMF austerity indicators

Avg GDP $958.87M Avg Population 3.62M Avg Life Expectancy 43.46 years Indicators covered 16 Indicator Aggregates by Pillar Environment IndicatorDecade MeanLowHighObs. Agricultural Land (%…

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Sierra Leone 1990s: civil war decade (GDP, population, health)

Avg GDP $779.47M Avg Population 4.22M Avg Life Expectancy 43.11 years Indicators covered 19 Indicator Aggregates by Pillar Environment IndicatorDecade MeanLowHighObs. Agricultural Land (%…

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Sierra Leone 2000s: post-war reconstruction, UN mission decade

Avg GDP $2.62B Avg Population 5.34M Avg Life Expectancy 48.06 years Indicators covered 36 Indicator Aggregates by Pillar Environment IndicatorDecade MeanLowHighObs. Access to Electricity…

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Sierra Leone 1990: GDP $649.64M, pop 4.20M — pre-war baseline

GDP (current US$) 649.64M Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 43.72 years Population, Total 4.20M people 19 Indicators Across 5 Pillars Environment (7 indicators) Indicator1990…

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Sierra Leone 2000: GDP $635.87M, life expectancy 44.83 yrs (civil war)

GDP (current US$) 635.87M Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 44.83 years Population, Total 4.42M people 34 Indicators Across 5 Pillars Environment (8 indicators) Indicator2000…

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Sierra Leone 2010: GDP $4.26B, pop 6.22M — post-war recovery

GDP (current US$) 4.26B Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 51.93 years Population, Total 6.22M people Inflation, Consumer Prices (annual %) 7.19 37 Indicators Across…

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Sierra Leone 2015: GDP $6.79B, life expectancy 55.45 yrs (Ebola era)

GDP (current US$) 6.79B Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 55.45 years Population, Total 7.04M people Inflation, Consumer Prices (annual %) 6.69 36 Indicators Across…

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Sierra Leone 2020: inflation 13.45%, GDP $6.69B, pop 7.91M

GDP (current US$) 6.69B Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 59.69 years Population, Total 7.91M people Inflation, Consumer Prices (annual %) 13.45 38 Indicators Across…

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Sierra Leone Military Expenditure 2024: 0.463% (-23.3% YoY)

Latest value (2024) 0.463% Year-over-year change -23.33% Historical peak 1.72% Historical low 0.225% Year-by-Year Detail YearValueYoY Change 20240.463%-23.3% 20230.603%+3.6% 20220.582%-3.0% 20210.6%+23.5% 20200.486%+29.2% 20190.376%-19.2% 20180.466%-31.2%…

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