Sierra Leone Development Indicators 2024: GDP $6.97B, Pop 8.64M

GDP (current US$) 6.97B Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 61.96 years Population, Total 8.64M people Inflation, Consumer Prices (annual %) 28.63 27 Indicators Across 5 Pillars Health (3 indicators) Indicator2024 Birth Rate (per 1,000 people) 30.11 per 1,000…

Last updated: April 17, 2026

GDP (current US$)
6.97B
Life Expectancy at Birth (years)
61.96 years
Population, Total
8.64M people
Inflation, Consumer Prices (annual %)
28.63

27 Indicators Across 5 Pillars

Health (3 indicators)

Indicator 2024
Birth Rate (per 1,000 people) 30.11 per 1,000
Death Rate (per 1,000 people) 8.21 per 1,000
Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 61.96 years

Environment (2 indicators)

Indicator 2024
CO2 Emissions (metric tons per capita) 0.169
Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions 7.93

Governance (14 indicators)

Indicator 2024
Control of Corruption (Estimate) -0.702
Control of Corruption (Std. Error) 0.154
Government Effectiveness (Estimate) -0.967
Government Effectiveness (Std. Error) 0.184
Individuals Using the Internet (% of population) 25.10
Political Stability (Estimate) -0.450
Political Stability (Std. Error) 0.238
Regulatory Quality (Estimate) -1.06
Regulatory Quality (Std. Error) 0.155
Rule of Law (Estimate) -0.839
Rule of Law (Std. Error) 0.137
Statistical Performance Indicators 59.94
Voice and Accountability (Estimate) -0.513
Voice and Accountability (Std. Error) 0.142

Economic (6 indicators)

Indicator 2024
GDP (current US$) 6.97B
Inflation, Consumer Prices (annual %) 28.63
Military Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.463
Real Interest Rate (%) 9.17
Risk Premium on Lending (%) 11.82
Trade in Services (% of GDP) 8.08

Demographics (2 indicators)

Indicator 2024
Population, Total 8.64M people
Rural Population 4.72M people

Year-over-Year Changes (2023 → 2024)

Indicator 2023 2024 Change
Birth Rate (per 1,000 people) 30.60 per 1,000 30.11 per 1,000 -1.6%
CO2 Emissions (metric tons per capita) 0.167 0.169 +1.5%
Control of Corruption (Estimate) -0.569 -0.702 -23.5%
Control of Corruption (Std. Error) 0.154 0.154 +0.0%
Death Rate (per 1,000 people) 8.29 per 1,000 8.21 per 1,000 -0.9%
GDP (current US$) 6.42B 6.97B +8.7%
Government Effectiveness (Estimate) -0.954 -0.967 -1.3%
Government Effectiveness (Std. Error) 0.184 0.184 +0.0%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of population) 23.71 25.10 +5.9%
Inflation, Consumer Prices (annual %) 47.64 28.63 -39.9%
Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 61.79 years 61.96 years +0.3%
Military Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.603 0.463 -23.3%
Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions 7.79 7.93 +1.7%
Political Stability (Estimate) -0.556 -0.450 +19.0%
Political Stability (Std. Error) 0.238 0.238 +0.0%
Population, Total 8.46M people 8.64M people +2.1%
Real Interest Rate (%) -7.44 9.17 +223.2%
Regulatory Quality (Estimate) -0.999 -1.06 -6.0%
Regulatory Quality (Std. Error) 0.155 0.155 +0.0%
Risk Premium on Lending (%) 18.25 11.82 -35.3%
Rule of Law (Estimate) -0.827 -0.839 -1.4%
Rule of Law (Std. Error) 0.137 0.137 +0.0%
Rural Population 4.67M people 4.72M people +1.1%
Statistical Performance Indicators 61.11 59.94 -1.9%
Trade in Services (% of GDP) 6.59 8.08 +22.6%
Voice and Accountability (Estimate) -0.466 -0.513 -10.1%
Voice and Accountability (Std. Error) 0.142 0.142 +0.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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