GDP per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: GDP per capita was 3,176 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 3,176 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 3,176 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,749 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,216 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,903 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,735 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,208 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,749 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,405 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,751 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,460 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,125 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,974 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,753 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,176 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 174 Rwanda 3,559 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 175 Togo 3,486 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 176 Kiribati 3,364 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 178 Gambia 3,167 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 179 Ethiopia 3,095 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 180 Mali 2,993 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Gross national expenditure 8.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 6.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 142.26 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 9.48 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.5% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 84.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 7.0% (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 35.33 billion current LCU (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 1.56 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Gdp per capita in Sierra Leone was 3,176 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3,176 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,749 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.