International statistics Basic indicators: Sierra Leone

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2202272,180
GDP, current prices bn US$20247.7
GDP per capita, current prices US$2024853
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20243.7
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %202428.4
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202329.1
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202326.0
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202342.0
Population 1,00020238,460.5
Population, female % of total202350.1
Population density inhab. per km22022115
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202338.5
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20233.2
Fertility rate, total births per woman20233.79
Life expectancy at birth - men years202360.1
Life expectancy at birth - women years202363.5
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20220
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants20064
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202356
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202364
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201660
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants2002182
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20228.5
Labour force participation rate %202453.5
Labour force 1,00020242,863
Self-employed persons %202389.5
Unemployment rate %20243.1
Youth unemployment rate %20243.6
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons201457.1
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$2023870
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture201140.42
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture20116.26
Agricultural land % of land area202254.7
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202224.2
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20224.9
Forest area % of land area202234.6
Import of goods, total bn US$20181.0
Export of goods, total bn US$20180.2
Import of goods from Germany mn US$201813.9
Export of goods to Germany mn US$201810.9
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202321.5
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201933
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20161.08
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.13
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20220.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2022107.9
Internet users per 100 inhab.202320.6
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20210.0
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202327.3

As at 22 May 2025

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