Investment share of GDP in Sierra Leone
Investment in Sierra Leone was equal to 23.2% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2012.
Sierra Leone, 2025
23.2%
Change from 2024
+2.7percentage points
World, 2024
26.3%
Investment share of GDP in Sierra Leone over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.2% | – |
| 2024 | 20.5% | 26.3% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | 26.7% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | 27.5% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | 27.2% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | 26.5% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | 26.6% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | 26.7% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | 26.1% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | 25.7% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | 25.9% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | 25.9% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | 25.6% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | 25.5% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | 25.3% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | 24.6% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | 23.4% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | 25.5% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | 25.5% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | 25.0% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | 24.5% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | 24.1% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | 23.4% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | 23.3% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | 23.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.7 percentage points from 20.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18.1%, the figure has changed by +5.1 percentage points.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Savings share of GDP
19.2%
2024 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
4.6%
2025 · World Bank
GDP in US dollars
US$7.5 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$846 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$3,176 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$830 per person
2025 · World Bank