GDP in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: GDP was 169.12 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 169.12 billion current LCU for gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 390.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 169.12 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 197,157 current LCU, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 139th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 244,175 current LCU | 197,157 current LCU | 340,575 current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 635,549 current LCU | 348,601 current LCU | 1.17 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.35 million current LCU | 1.16 million current LCU | 55.80 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 625.78 million current LCU | 98.39 million current LCU | 1.21 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.35 billion current LCU | 1.33 billion current LCU | 13.38 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.67 billion current LCU | 16.96 billion current LCU | 58.78 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.31 billion current LCU | 65.75 billion current LCU | 169.12 billion current LCU | 6 |
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- 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 169.12 billion current LCU 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 169.12 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 197,157 current LCU in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 139th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 390.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.