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Sierra Leone

Official language: English
Currency: Sierra Leone Leone
Capital City: Freetown
Area: 72300km²
Subregional membership(s): West Africa, Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), Mano River Union (MRU), Least developed countires, Sub-Saharan Africa, Non-Oil Producing, Non-Oil LDCs, Mineral-rich countries, Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)

7813.2K

₂₀₁₉

Mid-year population

3.7B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

110.5

₂₀₁₇

Under five mortality rate

120.9

₂₀₁₇

Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	20.34	20.16	19.98	19.71	19.53	19.44	19.35	19.08	18.81	18.54
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	24.75	24.75	24.75	24.75	24.48	24.48	24.48
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	459.8	466.9	473.3	479.0	483.9	488.3	492.3	496.0	499.4	502.9
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	444.1	451.1	457.5	463.3	468.6	473.3	477.5	481.2	484.7	487.9
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	452.1	459.2	465.6	471.3	476.5	481.0	485.1	488.8	492.3	495.6
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)					69.21		68.31
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)					93.06		80.91
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)					87.48		82.71
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)					76.95		83.70
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)					80.55		85.68
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)					88.38		88.02
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)					81.63		82.62
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)					68.22		70.74
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)					53.28		58.32
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)					92.25		72.54
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)					38.34		43.29
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)					26.55		30.69
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)					17.82		20.97
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)					26.10		31.50
Population - Female (%)	460.08	459.81
Population - Female (thousands)	29,667	30,334	31,010	31,693	32,383	33,081	33,790	34,509	35,234
Population - Male (thousands)	29,403	30,080	30,766	31,461	32,165	32,879	33,605	34,342	35,085
Population - Total (thousands)	59,069	60,413	61,776	63,154	64,547	65,960	67,396	68,851	70,319
Population - Urban (%)	352.80	356.40	360.00	363.60	367.20	370.80	374.40	378.90	382.50
Population - Urban (%)	352.80	356.40	360.00	363.60	367.20	370.80	374.40
Population - Urban (thousands)	23,355	24,138	24,939	25,758	26,595	27,441	28,323
Total fertility rate (per woman)	45.5	44.3	43.1	42.0	41.0	40.1	39.2	38.3	37.5	36.7

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Health Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	14,220	13,590	13,140	12,690	12,240
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)			162.90
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	873.00	873.00	873.00	873.00
Prevalence of undernourishment (%)	243.00	225.00	211.50	204.30	200.70
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)			162.90
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	747.00	756.00	747.00
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)	243.00	225.00	211.50	204.30	200.70
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	531.00	540.00	549.00	558.00	567.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	117.00	117.00	117.00	117.00	117.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	1,355	1,274	1,201	1,138	1,084

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)			223.74		338.85
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)			371.97		528.66
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)			291.87		432.81
Gender parity index for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (ratio)		9.0			9.4
Gender parity index of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained (ratio)	12.8	12.6	11.2		11.3
Gender parity index of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained (ratio)	12.8	10.8	12.2		11.5
Gender parity index of teachers in primary education who are trained (ratio)	13.6	12.5	11.8		12.5
Gender parity index of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained (ratio)	10.7	10.9	9.5		9.4
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)	1,094	1,012	1,032		1,020	1,037	1,096
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)	1,162	1,029	1,036		1,010	1,030	1,080
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)	996.57	1,020	1,034		1,015	1,034	1,088
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)	337.95	358.65	319.59		318.96	347.31	358.29
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)	461.52	427.59	374.31		369.81	381.87	377.28
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)	398.88	392.67	346.59		344.16	364.50	367.74
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)					390.78	555.48	568.44
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)			457.74
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)			580.77
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)			513.18		608.13
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	27.9	27.9	27.9	27.9
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)		822.33	868.41		832.95	887.13
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)		833.04	869.49		829.80	882.63
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)		827.64	868.95		831.33	884.88
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)		314.01	275.85		273.69		332.64
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)		350.10	319.68		299.43		341.82
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)		341.10	297.54		286.47		337.23
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%)		355.77			333.81
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Female (%)		356.31			339.84
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Male (%)		355.23			327.69
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)	282.0	296.9	313.5		303.8	336.0	355.0
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)	184.6	195.2	185.9		184.9	198.4
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)	8.6	8.9	9.0
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)	6.8	7.7	7.9
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)			7.29
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)	66.6	61.2	61.9		61.7	62.5	66.0
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)	70.8	62.4	62.3		61.0	62.1	65.1
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)	68.7	61.7	62.1		61.3	62.3	65.5
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)	20.3	21.5	22.3		23.0	24.3	25.3
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)	27.7	25.7	26.3		26.8	26.7	26.8
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)	23.9	23.6	24.3		24.9	25.5	26.1
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)		431.10			447.66	423.63
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)		428.22			472.32	422.73
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)		429.75			459.81	423.27

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	115,179	148,639	191,856	204,205	194,250	218,667	248,532
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - US dollars (billions)	26.5	34.2	44.3	45.1	38.2	34.8	33.7

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	961.11	1,024	1,081	1,131	1,207	1,338	1,582	1,836	2,107
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	61.11	59.31	49.68	41.85	60.21	97.92	163.98	144.27	133.20
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	59.67	55.89	48.42	41.58	75.42	156.69	137.97	128.25	125.01
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	61.11	59.31	49.68	41.85	60.21	97.92	163.98	144.27	133.20
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	152.19	108.36	76.77	88.56	90.63	156.69	108.00
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	13,999	15,685	17,022	18,698	20,580	24,163	27,063

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Coal - Production, Tonnes (thousands)						0.0
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		774	711	1,026	1,170	1,197	1,233
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	777.24	895.95	619.83
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	99	99	99	99
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	405	405	405	1,278	1,368	1,476	1,593
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	2,313	2,415	2,584	1,305	1,701	1,827	1,971
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	144	145.53	148.5
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)		774.00	1,692	2,142	1,935	2,061	2,205
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	729.0	729.0	729.0	1,017	1,019	1,020
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	2,718	2,820	2,989	2,826	3,168	3,402	3,672

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	234.0	288.0	639.0	405.0	306.0
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	73.53	34.38	33.84	20.97	42.57
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	396.0	423.0	594.0	315.0	333.0	369.0
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)		675.0	855.0	477.0	279.0	540.0
Overnight stays (thousands)		3,762	5,121	2,754	1,503	3,384
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)		15.8			19.2	20.7
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	67.23	57.60	45.90	36.27	34.38		33.30
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	68.67	56.70	43.56	32.94	36.18		36.90

Transport

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paved Road (% of total) (%)

Information society

International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	2.16	2.43	2.07	2.16	2.16	2.07	2.07
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	8.10	22.50	36.00	54.54	57.06	105.93	81.00
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	19,233,000	19,890,000	36,000,000	42,811,200	50,913,000	56,513,430	59,625,000
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	8.10	11.70	15.30	18.90	22.50
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)				180.00	180.00
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - US dollars (billions)	98.8	40.9	11.6	3.5	137.3

International trade

International Road Federation

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Deposit rate (%) (%)	92.79	93.51	80.19	59.49	40.41
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	39,142	39,096	38,993	40,717	45,727
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	39,142	39,096	38,993	40,717	45,727	56,613	66,460	71,385	81,092
Interest rate - Central bank (%)	180.00	180.00	90.00	90.00	85.50
Interest rate - Lending (%)	189.00	189.00	185.04	174.69	168.57

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	30.7	15.0	14.0	21.0	59.9	34.5
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Net ODA - Per capita (US dollars)	576.99	584.91	583.92	1,162	1,177	843.57	640.26
Net ODA - US dollars (millions)	3,815	3,958	4,042	8,226	8,517	6,239	4,838
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	402.75	330.93	274.95	314.73	404.46	499.14	518.31	641.79	651.33

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Capital Account net - US dollars (billions)	1.2	0.9	0.8	1.5	1.1	1.5	1.3
Compensation of employees - US dollars (millions)	29.7	67.8	44.1	42.2	37.8	27.3	34.4
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	-585.27	-286.47	-157.32	-163.80	-157.05	-174.24	-197.28
Current account balance - US dollars (millions)	-17,221.6	-10,891.9	-6,633.9	-4,254.6	-9,027.7	-1,465.4	-4,816.7
Errors and omissions - US dollars (millions)	442.6	87.3	-1,256.1	234.6
Financial Account net - US dollars (millions)	-15,531.6	-9,878.8	-7,050.1	-6,495.4
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	8,554	6,502	3,867	3,376	2,272	1,242	5,040
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	11,796	12,757	8,330	11,965	14,332	18,976
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	11,796	12,757	8,330	11,965	14,332	18,976
Portfolio Investment (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-539.3	-77.2	-29.5	-11.2
Primary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-1,962.6	-1,636.5	-3,925.8	-3,428.9	-1,012.6	-891.0	-818.1
Secondary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	2,250	2,127	1,817	11,497	5,016	3,829	3,295
Services Balance - US dollars (millions)	-2,438.7	-3,129.0	-4,211.2	-9,297.4	-6,141.5	-1,538.0	-2,450.3
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)				-2.70
Trade balance - US dollars (millions)	-15,070.6	-8,253.2	-314.2	-3,025.5	-6,890.1	-2,865.7	-4,842.9
Workers remittances (Net) - US dollars (millions)	333.6	355.5	535.0	485.7

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)	8,086
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)	0.99
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	17.10	23.40	7.20
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)					382.50
Land area covered by forest (%)

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