Data for Sierra Leone, Sub-Saharan Africa, World 

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Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2018)

Sierra Leone41.5
Sub-Saharan Afr...46.0
World10.3

(2018)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sierra Leone62
Sub-Saharan Afr...63
World73

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

Sierra Leone8,642,022
Sub-Saharan Afr...1.29
World8.14

(2024)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sierra Leone2.1
Sub-Saharan Afr...2.4
World1.0

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2024)

Sierra Leone-11,000
Sub-Saharan Afr...-680,868

(2024)

Trend
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Most recent value

(2020)

Sierra Leone0.4

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024 billion)

Sierra Leone6.97
Sub-Saharan Afr...1,979.08
World110,982.66

(2024 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sierra Leone806.7
Sub-Saharan Afr...1,532.9
World13,631.2

(2024)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sierra Leone4.3
Sub-Saharan Afr...3.6
World2.9

(2024)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sierra Leone3.1
Sub-Saharan Afr...5.8
World4.9

(2024)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sierra Leone28.6
Sub-Saharan Afr...4.2
World3.0

(2024)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sierra Leone4.6
Sub-Saharan Afr...3.0
World0.8

(2024)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sierra Leone34.3
Sub-Saharan Afr...25.9
World31.1

(2023)

Trend
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sierra Leone0.2
Sub-Saharan Afr...0.7
World4.7

(2024)

Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sierra Leone35.5
Sub-Saharan Afr...53.3
World91.6

(2023)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2022)

Sierra Leone0
Sub-Saharan Afr...3
World9

(2022)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2021)

Sierra Leone4.8
Sub-Saharan Afr...4.1
World12.4

(2021)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sierra Leone17
Sub-Saharan Afr...26
World58

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2020)

Sierra Leone2
Sub-Saharan Afr...12
World5

(2020)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

No data available

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sierra Leone59.9

(2024)

Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sierra Leone21
Sub-Saharan Afr...34
World71

(2023)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sierra Leone30
Sub-Saharan Afr...27
World27

(2024)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sierra Leone3.9
Sub-Saharan Afr...2.2
World1.3

(2024)

Trend
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