Services, value added in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Services, value added was 70.35 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Sierra Leone, 1964–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Sierra Leone is 70.35 billion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 346.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Sierra Leone peaked at 70.35 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76,434 current LCU, in 1964.
That places Sierra Leone 142nd out of 205 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 | 101,614 current LCU | 76,434 current LCU | 127,450 current LCU | 6 |
| 1970s | 253,725 current LCU | 131,800 current LCU | 480,850 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.22 million current LCU | 478,500 current LCU | 22.17 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.38 million current LCU | 31.29 million current LCU | 150.18 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 billion current LCU | 166.16 million current LCU | 6.34 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.76 billion current LCU | 7.84 billion current LCU | 25.91 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.70 billion current LCU | 28.53 billion current LCU | 70.35 billion current LCU | 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 services, value added in Sierra Leone?
- Services, value added in Sierra Leone was 70.35 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 70.35 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,434 current LCU in 1964.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for services, value added?
- Sierra Leone ranks 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 346.1%. 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 Services, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 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.