Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current was 0.5199 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Sierra Leone, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.5199 units per square kilometre for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 488.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.5199 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +60.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +61.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +120.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +101.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +82.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +94.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +160.2% |
| 1994 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | +97.4% |
| 1997 | 0.019 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 2002 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0725 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1068 units per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1363 units per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1595 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1482 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1655 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.235 units per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3072 units per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3705 units per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5036 units per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5199 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.5199 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0087 units per square kilometre, 59.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.5199 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.028 units per square kilometre, 18.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +160.2% | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 0.01 units per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +120.6% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0594 units per square kilometre | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2653 units per square kilometre | 0.1068 units per square kilometre | 0.5199 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 9 Uzbekistan 0.8816 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 0.8657 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Iraq 0.7593 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Laos 0.4496 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Guinea 0.427 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Rwanda 0.3961 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Sierra Leone
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Sierra Leone?
- Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Sierra Leone was 0.5199 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5199 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 488.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.