Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 37.95 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1961–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Sierra Leone is 37.95, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 62.96 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 21.47, in 1970.
Sierra Leone ranks 146th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.06 | — |
| 1962 | 23.77 | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 22.11 | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 21.49 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 21.68 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 21.6 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 24.88 | +15.2% |
| 1968 | 23.58 | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 22.63 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 21.47 | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 22.38 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 23.04 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 22.96 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 22.89 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 23.73 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 24.76 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 25.23 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 24.91 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 24.4 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 24.62 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 24.86 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 25.48 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 26.58 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 26.13 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 25.81 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 25.69 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 25.14 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 24.76 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 24.1 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 23.67 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 26.23 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 30.1 | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 31.69 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 31.06 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 35.43 | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 47.25 | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 57.14 | +20.9% |
| 1998 | 57.32 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 62.96 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 59.98 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 51.48 | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 40.57 | -21.2% |
| 2003 | 37.13 | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 35.01 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 33.75 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 33.04 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 31.11 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 29.71 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 29.77 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 29.46 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 29.77 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 28.16 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 25.06 | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 26.25 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 35.47 | +35.1% |
| 2016 | 36.03 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 38.47 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 39.31 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 37.95 | -3.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 37.95 is below the median for low income countries, which is 52.7, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 37.95 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.7, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +35.1% | 26.25 | 35.47 |
| 1996 | +33.3% | 35.43 | 47.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.09 | 21.49 | 26.06 | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.58 | 21.47 | 25.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.32 | 24.1 | 26.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.28 | 23.67 | 62.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.15 | 29.71 | 59.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.59 | 25.06 | 39.31 | 10 |
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More public sector data for Sierra Leone
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Sierra Leone was 37.95 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 62.96 in 1999.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.47 in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.