Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure was 3.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Sierra Leone, 2013–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture share of government expenditure in Sierra Leone is 3.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 380.3% on the previous year and up 2,741.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -92.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +2025.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -43.5% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -42.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -63.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +47.9% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +380.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 32 Botswana 3.5% compare
- 33 Marshall Islands 3.5% compare
- 34 North Macedonia 3.4% compare
- 36 Myanmar 3.4% compare
- 37 Philippines 3.3% compare
- 38 Nigeria 3.3% compare
More public sector data for Sierra Leone
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2776 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2016)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 4.22 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0052 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 36.45 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 27.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2016)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 524.06 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Sierra Leone?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Sierra Leone was 3.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 35th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,741.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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