Savings share of GDP in Sierra Leone

Gross savings in Sierra Leone were equal to 19.2% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2010.

Measure: Gross savings as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1977 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Sierra Leone, 2024 19.2% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +7.6percentage points 2023: 11.6%
World, 2024 26.0% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 91st of 149 See the full ranking

Savings 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.

Gross savings as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period Sierra LeoneWorld
2024 19.2% 26.0%
2023 11.6% 26.2%
2022 9.3% 27.2%
2021 9.5% 27.1%
2020 10.6% 25.7%
2019 3.9% 26.5%
2018 3.2% 26.6%
2017 14.1% 26.4%
2016 13.5% 25.8%
2015 9.1% 26.3%
2014 16.4% 26.7%
2013 -4.9% 26.4%
2012 17.5% 26.7%
2011 14.9% 26.8%
2010 34.0% 26.5%
2009 12.1% 25.3%
2008 7.4% 27.4%
2007 6.5% 28.2%
2006 12.8% 28.2%
2005 -0.9% 27.1%
2004 -5.1% 26.6%
2003 -1.1% 25.4%
2002 -1.4% 25.0%
2001 -3.9% 25.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +7.6 percentage points from 11.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 16.4%, the figure has changed by +2.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 149 countries with data for 2024, Sierra Leone has the 91st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 26.0%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1977 to 2024 for Sierra Leone
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices