Flag of Sierra Leone Republic of Sierra Leone

Governance — Sierra Leone

17 Sierra Leone governance series (Worldwide Governance Indicators + related): rule of law, corruption control, voice and accountability — 1990–2024.

Indicators 17
Coverage 1990–2024
Total observations 393
Sub-articles 14

Indicator Overview

IndicatorCoverageLatestAll-time LowAll-time High
Individuals Using the Internet (% of population) 1990–2024 25.1% % 25.1%
Government Effectiveness (Estimate) 1996–2024 -0.967 -2.08 -0.954
Political Stability (Std. Error) 1996–2024 0.238 0.236 0.328
Government Effectiveness (Std. Error) 1996–2024 0.184 0.184 0.359
Voice and Accountability (Estimate) 1996–2024 -0.513 -1.18 -0.162
Regulatory Quality (Estimate) 1996–2024 -1.06 -1.98 -0.889
Voice and Accountability (Std. Error) 1996–2024 0.142 0.119 0.221
Regulatory Quality (Std. Error) 1996–2024 0.155 0.155 0.358
Control of Corruption (Estimate) 1996–2024 -0.702 -1.04 -0.461
Rule of Law (Estimate) 1996–2024 -0.839 -1.49 -0.675
Control of Corruption (Std. Error) 1996–2024 0.154 0.153 0.296
Rule of Law (Std. Error) 1996–2024 0.137 0.130 0.271
Political Stability (Estimate) 1996–2024 -0.450 -2.31 -0.024
Government Expenditure on Education (% of GDP) 2000–2023 2.62% 1.45% 5.59%
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000) 2004–2020 2.22 per 100,000 1.72 per 100,000 3.12 per 100,000
Statistical Performance Indicators 2016–2024 59.94 45.59 61.11
Human Capital Index 2017–2020 0.363 0.351 0.363
insights

Sierra Leone Political Stability (SE) 2024: 0.238 — near 2013 low

Latest value (2024) 0.238 Year-over-year change % Historical peak 0.328 Historical low 0.236 Year-by-Year Detail YearValueYoY Change 20240.238+0.0% 20230.238+1.0% 20220.236+0.0% 20210.236+0.0% 20200.236+0.0% 20190.236+0.0% 20180.236+0.0%…

Read analysis arrow_forward
insights

Sierra Leone Regulatory Quality (est.) 2024: -1.06 — near 1998 low

Latest value (2024) -1.06 Year-over-year change 5.97% Historical peak -0.889 Historical low -1.98 Year-by-Year Detail YearValueYoY Change 2024-1.06-6.0% 2023-0.999+0.6% 2022-1.01-10.1% 2021-0.913-1.0% 2020-0.905-1.5% 2019-0.891+2.9% 2018-0.918+0.1%…

Read analysis arrow_forward
insights

Sierra Leone Regulatory Quality (SE) 2024: 0.155 — near 2023 low

Latest value (2024) 0.155 Year-over-year change % Historical peak 0.358 Historical low 0.155 Year-by-Year Detail YearValueYoY Change 20240.155+0.0% 20230.155-0.1% 20220.155+0.0% 20210.155+0.0% 20200.155+0.0% 20190.155+0.0% 20180.155+0.0%…

Read analysis arrow_forward
insights

Sierra Leone Rule of Law (est.) 2024: -0.839 — near 2002 low

Latest value (2024) -0.839 Year-over-year change 1.41% Historical peak -0.675 Historical low -1.49 Year-by-Year Detail YearValueYoY Change 2024-0.839-1.4% 2023-0.827-5.9% 2022-0.781-2.8% 2021-0.759-12.5% 2020-0.675+13.7% 2019-0.782-6.1% 2018-0.737+2.8%…

Read analysis arrow_forward
insights

Sierra Leone Rule of Law (SE) 2024: 0.137 — near 2012 low

Latest value (2024) 0.137 Year-over-year change % Historical peak 0.271 Historical low 0.130 Year-by-Year Detail YearValueYoY Change 20240.137+0.0% 20230.137-0.4% 20220.138-1.5% 20210.140+0.0% 20200.140+4.3% 20190.134+0.0% 20180.134+1.2%…

Read analysis arrow_forward
insights

Sierra Leone Voice & Accountability (est.) 2024: -0.513 (+10.1% YoY)

Latest value (2024) -0.513 Year-over-year change 10.15% Historical peak -0.162 Historical low -1.18 Year-by-Year Detail YearValueYoY Change 2024-0.513-10.1% 2023-0.466-51.9% 2022-0.307-9.7% 2021-0.280-3.1% 2020-0.271+15.1% 2019-0.319-17.1% 2018-0.273+27.3%…

Read analysis arrow_forward
insights

Sierra Leone Voice & Accountability (SE) 2024: 0.142 — near 2012 low

Latest value (2024) 0.142 Year-over-year change % Historical peak 0.221 Historical low 0.119 Year-by-Year Detail YearValueYoY Change 20240.142+0.0% 20230.142+0.7% 20220.141+0.0% 20210.141+0.0% 20200.141+0.3% 20190.141+0.0% 20180.141+5.2%…

Read analysis arrow_forward
insights

Sierra Leone Govt Education Spending 2023: 2.62% (-46.5% YoY)

Latest value (2023) 2.62% Year-over-year change -46.52% Historical peak 5.59% Historical low 1.45% Year-by-Year Detail YearValueYoY Change 20232.62%-46.5% 20224.91%-12.3% 20215.59%+4.6% 20205.35%+14.9% 20194.65%+4.1% 20184.47%+48.2% 20173.02%+63.1%…

Read analysis arrow_forward
insights

Sierra Leone Internet Users — record 25.1% (2024)

Latest value (2024) 25.1% Year-over-year change 5.87% Historical peak 25.1% Historical low % Year-by-Year Detail YearValueYoY Change 202425.1%+5.9% 202323.71%+10.3% 202221.51%+15.3% 202118.65%+9.0% 202017.12%+9.0% 201915.71%+9.0% 201814.42%+55.1%…

Read analysis arrow_forward
insights

Sierra Leone Corruption Control (est.) 2024: -0.702 (+23.5% YoY)

Latest value (2024) -0.702 Year-over-year change 23.49% Historical peak -0.461 Historical low -1.04 Year-by-Year Detail YearValueYoY Change 2024-0.702-23.5% 2023-0.569-2.8% 2022-0.553-15.8% 2021-0.478-3.7% 2020-0.461+10.1% 2019-0.513+3.5% 2018-0.532+20.1%…

Read analysis arrow_forward