Sierra Leone — Data & Economic Intelligence
Sub-Saharan Africa · ISO SLE · data 1702–2025
GDP (current US$)
7.5B
2025
GDP Growth Rate
4.6%
2025
Inflation Rate
7.5%
2025
Total Population
8.8M
2025
Poverty Rate (<$2.15/day)
41.5
2018
Unemployment Rate
3.1%
2025
All indicators tracked for Sierra Leone
42 indicators · 639 observations.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Electricity | 39.2% | 2024 | 2000–2024 |
| Adult Literacy Rate | 43.6% | 2019 | 2004–2019 |
| Agricultural Productivity (Cereal Yield) | 1,470 | 2023 | 1995–2023 |
| Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP) | 29.5% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Average Rainfall | 2,526 | 2022 | 1993–2022 |
| Exports (% of GDP) | 20.9% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| FDI Inflows (% of GDP) | 1.7% | 2024 | 1996–2024 |
| GDP (current US$) | 7.5B | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| GDP Growth Rate | 4.6% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| GDP per Capita (USD) | 846.3 | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Gini Index | 35.7 | 2018 | 2003–2018 |
| Health Expenditure (% of GDP) | 4.7% | 2023 | 2000–2023 |
| IHSN_SLE_13152 | 1.00 | 1852 | 1852–1852 |
| IHSN_SLE_13254 | 1.00 | 1961 | 1961–1961 |
| IHSN_SLE_13255 | 1.00 | 1971 | 1971–1971 |
| IHSN_SLE_13279 | 1.00 | 1702 | 1702–1702 |
| IHSN_SLE_13280 | 1.00 | 1729 | 1729–1729 |
| IHSN_SLE_13286 | 1.00 | 2011 | 2011–2011 |
| IHSN_SLE_13426 | 1.00 | 1960 | 1960–1960 |
| IHSN_SLE_13427 | 1.00 | 1970 | 1970–1970 |
| IHSN_SLE_2630 | 1.00 | 1971 | 1971–1971 |
| IHSN_SLE_3570 | 1.00 | 1969 | 1969–1969 |
| IHSN_SLE_438 | 1.00 | 1970 | 1970–1970 |
| IHSN_SLE_5246 | 1.00 | 1971 | 1971–1971 |
| IHSN_SLE_5362 | 1.00 | 1970 | 1970–1970 |
| IHSN_SLE_5400 | 1.00 | 1974 | 1974–1974 |
| IHSN_SLE_5488 | 1.00 | 1970 | 1970–1970 |
| Imports (% of GDP) | 28.2% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Inflation Rate | 7.5% | 2025 | 2007–2025 |
| IPUMS_CENSUS_SLE_AVAILABILITY | 1.00 | 2024 | 2024–2024 |
| Labor Force Participation Rate | 53.4% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Life Expectancy at Birth | 62.0 | 2024 | 1995–2024 |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio | 354.0 | 2023 | 1994–2023 |
| MICS_SURVEY_SLE_5 | 1.00 | 2017 | 2017–2017 |
| Population Growth | 2.04 | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Poverty Rate (<$2.15/day) | 41.5 | 2018 | 2003–2018 |
| Primary School Net Enrollment | 98.1 | 2016 | 2012–2016 |
| Total Population | 8.8M | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Trade (% of GDP) | 49.1% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 90.5 | 2024 | 1995–2024 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.1% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Urban Population | 45.9% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
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Source: World Bank Open Data, harmonized by African Intelligence Cloud. Coverage varies by indicator and year subject to source-data availability.