Real GDP growth in Sierra Leone
Real GDP in Sierra Leone changed by 4.6% in 2025.
Sierra Leone, 2025
4.6%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
2.9%
Position in 2025
52nd of 186
Real GDP growth in Sierra Leone over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.6% | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | -1.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | -4.4% | 3.1% |
| 2014 | -7.8% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | 4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | -6.3% | 2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 4.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -4.4%, the figure has changed by +9.0 percentage points.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Sierra Leone has the 52nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
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
Services share of GDP
41.6%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
23.2%
2025 · World Bank