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Sierra Leone

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In brief

GDP per person: $846 (2025). World rank 201 of 210 (1 = best); in Africa, 44 of 52. Gross national income per person: $830 (2025). World rank 190 of 201 (1 = best); in Africa, 43 of 52. Price level, USA = 100: 22 (2023). World rank 193 of 198; in Africa, 50 of 53. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $6.8B → $7.5B, GDP per person $965 → $846, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $2,560 → $3,717. Worse than all its neighbours (Guinea and Liberia): GDP per person and GDP growth per year.

Size and growth

GDP
$7.5B 2025
GDP per person
$846 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity
$3,717 2025
GDP growth per year
+4.6% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank)
Low income
Gross national income per person
$830 2025
Inflation
+7.5% 2025
Price level, USA = 100
22 2023

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP
29.5% 2025
Industry, share of GDP
25.7% 2025
Services, share of GDP
41.6% 2025
Unemployment
3.2% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
3.7% 2025
Women in work or seeking work
51.6% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP
20.9% 2025
Imports, share of GDP
28.2% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP
-14.1% 2024
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
+2.4% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP
4.6% 2024
Tax revenue, share of GDP
No data
Currency
Sierra Leonean Leone (1964—2022) (SLL)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality)
35.7 2018
Living on under $3 a day
41.5% 2018