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Sierra Leone

SL Β· SLE Β· #117 Β· 5 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
$3,717
GDP (2025)
$7.7B
GDP growth (2025)
4.4% ↑
Inflation (2025)
7.6% ↓
Unemployment (2025)
3.2% ↑
Population (2025)
8.8M
Population growth (2025)
2.0% ↓
Gini index (2018)
35.7
Government debt (2025)
45.2% of GDP
Current account (2025)
-5.1% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$121.8M
Life expectancy (2024)
62.0 yrs
Health spending (2023)
4.7% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
25.1%
Mobile subscriptions (2022)
107.9/100
Trade openness (2025)
49.1% of GDP
Exchange rate (2023)
21.30/USD
Foreign reserves (2024)
$433.3M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent observed data: 2025.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2025)
45.2% of GDP
Current account (2025)
-5.1% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$121.8M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2018)
0.36
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
0.73/1k
Services sector (2025)
41.6% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
3.5
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
2.1
ICT service exports (2024)
3.2%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $10.4B $4,446 4.5% 9.0% No data for this year 10.0M No data for this year 31.8% -3.0% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2030 * $10.0B $4,466 4.6% 9.0% No data for this year 9.8M No data for this year 34.1% -3.4% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2029 * $9.5B $4,339 4.6% 9.0% No data for this year 9.6M No data for this year 36.2% -2.9% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2028 * $9.0B $4,229 4.6% 9.0% No data for this year 9.4M No data for this year 38.4% -2.9% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2027 * $8.7B $4,140 4.7% 9.0% No data for this year 9.2M No data for this year 41.2% -2.9% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2026 * $8.3B $4,037 4.5% 7.5% No data for this year 9.0M No data for this year 44.3% -3.3% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2025 $7.7B $3,717 4.4% 7.6% 3.2% 8.8M No data for this year 45.2% -5.1% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2024 $7.0B $3,527 4.3% 28.4% 3.1% 8.6M No data for this year 46.7% -6.9% $121.8M 62.0 No data for this year 25.1% No data for this year
2023 $6.4B $3,371 5.7% 47.7% 3.1% 8.5M No data for this year 49.4% -9.5% $145.9M 61.8 4.7% 23.7% 21.30
2022 $7.1B $3,143 5.3% 27.2% 3.1% 8.3M No data for this year 54.0% -6.3% $145.0M 61.3 4.8% 21.5% 14.05
2021 $7.2B $2,849 5.9% 11.9% 3.6% 8.1M No data for this year 47.1% -7.3% $214.0M 60.3 5.1% 18.7% 10.44
2020 $6.7B $2,719 -1.3% 13.4% 3.5% 7.9M No data for this year 46.4% -5.8% $51.0M 59.7 5.7% 17.1% 9.83
2019 $6.5B $2,704 5.5% 14.8% 3.2% 7.7M No data for this year 45.3% -7.8% $121.8M 59.6 5.7% 15.7% 9.01
2018 $6.4B $2,640 3.4% 16.0% 3.2% 7.6M 35.7 44.2% -9.3% $185.6M 59.1 5.3% 14.4% 7.93
2017 $5.8B $2,501 3.9% 18.2% 3.7% 7.4M No data for this year 44.2% -11.7% $413.7M 57.8 6.0% 9.3% 7.38
2016 $6.0B $2,635 4.7% 10.9% 4.2% 7.2M No data for this year 38.9% -4.9% $138.5M 56.9 10.1% 7.7% 6.29
2015 $6.8B $2,560 -3.1% 6.7% 4.5% 7.0M No data for this year 28.4% -14.9% $252.4M 55.5 12.4% 6.3% 5.08
2014 $6.5B $2,762 -0.6% 4.6% 4.7% 6.9M No data for this year 26.8% -7.2% $375.1M 54.3 15.1% 6.1% 4.52
2013 $6.7B $2,701 9.4% 5.5% 4.4% 6.7M No data for this year 22.3% -10.9% $429.7M 54.1 8.5% 4.0% 4.33
2012 $5.7B $2,317 6.7% 6.6% 4.4% 6.6M No data for this year 24.1% -21.1% $722.4M 53.2 5.9% 2.5% 4.34
2011 $4.8B $2,043 7.1% 6.8% 4.4% 6.4M 34.0 25.8% -39.9% $950.5M 52.6 6.6% 0.9% 4.35
2010 $4.2B $1,900 10.1% 7.2% 4.3% 6.2M No data for this year 28.9% -14.0% $238.4M 51.9 5.6% 0.6% 3.98
2009 $3.8B $1,814 1.3% 7.5% 4.3% 6.1M No data for this year 31.1% -8.6% $110.4M 51.3 6.3% 0.3% 3.39
2008 $3.9B $1,824 3.8% 8.2% 4.1% 5.9M No data for this year 46.1% -5.7% $53.1M 50.7 5.6% 0.3% 2.98
2007 $3.5B $1,770 3.7% 17.0% 4.0% 5.7M No data for this year 26.4% -4.6% $95.5M 50.0 5.3% 0.2% 2.99
2006 $3.1B $1,698 4.6% 10.5% 3.9% 5.6M No data for this year 61.9% -3.0% $58.9M 49.6 5.3% 0.2% 2.96
2005 $2.7B $1,615 6.7% 13.7% 3.7% 5.5M No data for this year 78.9% -3.8% $90.7M 48.3 5.2% 0.2% 2.89
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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