GDP in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: GDP was 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp in Sierra Leone stood at 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.01 billion constant 2015 US$, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.36 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2.01 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2.80 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.33 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.04 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.64 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.04 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.81 billion constant 2015 US$ | 4.30 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.43 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.02 billion constant 2015 US$ | 4.26 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.36 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.01 billion constant 2015 US$ | 5.28 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 billion constant 2015 US$ | 5.62 billion constant 2015 US$ | 8.10 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.15 billion constant 2015 US$ | 7.99 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- DEC alternative conversion factor 22.66 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 9.63 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 425.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.35 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 236.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.14 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -50.20 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 19,046 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 830 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 167.98 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Gdp in Sierra Leone was 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 billion constant 2015 US$ in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 151st out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.