Industry (including construction), value added in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Industry (including construction), value added was 2.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Sierra Leone, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 2.9% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Sierra Leone peaked at 95.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -27.3%, in 2014.
That places Sierra Leone 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 1.9% | -4.6% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | -1.5% | -10.5% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | -9.6% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | -16.5% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | -10.8% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | -27.3% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | -5.8% | 14.4% | 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 industry (including construction), value added in Sierra Leone?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Sierra Leone was 2.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.3% in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Sierra Leone ranks 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.