Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar was 638 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Sierra Leone, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Sierra Leone is 638, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Sierra Leone peaked at 638 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 305, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 150th out of 164 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 412 | — |
| 1964 | 433 | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 458 | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 459 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 453 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 455 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 487 | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 520 | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 529 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 524 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 526 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 533 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 531 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 518 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 507 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 508 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 519 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 532 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 535 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 549 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 526 | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 534 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 493 | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 484 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 503 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 454 | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 447 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 456 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 465 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 378 | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 387 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 383 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 354 | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 361 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 339 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 341 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 329 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 341 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 305 | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 367 | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 382 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 388 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 389 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 397 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 417 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 429 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 439 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 453 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 470 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 529 | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 623 | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 638 | +2.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 638 is above the median for low income countries, which is 522, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 638 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 965, 66% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 451 | 412 | 487 | 7 |
| 1970s | 521.5 | 507 | 533 | 10 |
| 1980s | 505.7 | 447 | 549 | 10 |
| 1990s | 379.3 | 329 | 465 | 10 |
| 2000s | 385.4 | 305 | 439 | 10 |
| 2010s | 542.6 | 453 | 638 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Sierra Leone?
- Exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Sierra Leone was 638 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 638 in 2014.
- What is the lowest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 305 in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
- Sierra Leone ranks 150th out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.