Sierra Leone

Economy

• GDP

  : 7.5 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 846 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 4.6 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 32.8 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 3717 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.23 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 7.5 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 3.1 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 3.7 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 20.9 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 28.2 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -545.9 M$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -14.1 % (2024)

• Total reserves

  : 433.3 M$ (2024)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 1.7 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 41.5 % (2018)

• Agriculture

  : 29.5 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 25.7 % (2025)

• Services

  : 41.6 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 4.6 % (2024)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : -0.0 % (2010)

Demographics

• Population

  : 8.8 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 2.0 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -11 309 (2025)

• Population density

  : 117.2 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 62.0 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 3.70 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 30.1 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 8.21 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 45.9 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 54.1 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 2.9 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 7.2 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 71.6 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 50.1 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 0.0 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 2.6 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 4.7 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 35.7 (2018)

• Internet users

  : 25.1 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 107.9 (2022)

• Access to electricity

  : 39.2 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 68.1 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 3 $ (2018)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 29.4 % (2018)

• Primary school completion

  : 68.8 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 3.5 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 315.9 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 9.0 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 63.9 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : 13.3 % (2018)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 9 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 0.5 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 50.0 (2001)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.17 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 71.6 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 75.3 % (2021)

• Forest area

  : 34.3 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 17.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 87.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 26.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 85.7 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 9.5 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 0.49 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 4.2 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 20.2 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 104 934 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 13.6 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 2 535 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 91.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 90.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 90.5 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 354.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 23.9 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 43.4 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 11.4 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 4.8 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 11.3 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 48.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 1.4 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.13 (2022)

• Hospital beds

  : 0.40 (2006)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 91.2 (2024)

Public finances

• General government debt

  : 95.8 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -7.3 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.70 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.97 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 2.22 (2020)

• Political stability

  : -0.45 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -0.84 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -1.06 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -0.51 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 1.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 0.0 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 23.2 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 0.73 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 6.0 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 31.7 % (2015)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 121.8 M$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 78.2 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 19.2 % (2024)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 3.25 (2025)