CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▬ Flat
CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Sierra Leone, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia business regulatory environment rating in Sierra Leone is 2.5 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia business regulatory environment rating in Sierra Leone peaked at 3 1=low to 6=high in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2005.
That places Sierra Leone 62nd out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2.5 1=low to 6=high is below the median for low income countries, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2.5 1=low to 6=high is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 62 Bolivia 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Chad 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Guinea-Bissau 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Guyana 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Honduras 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Kiribati 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Liberia 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Marshall Islands 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Myanmar 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 East Timor 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Tuvalu 2.5 1=low to 6=high 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 cpia business regulatory environment rating in Sierra Leone?
- Cpia business regulatory environment rating in Sierra Leone was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2008.
- What is the lowest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cpia business regulatory environment rating?
- Sierra Leone ranks 62nd out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia business regulatory environment rating rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). This Business Regulatory Environment criterion assesses the extent to which the legal, regulatory, and policy environment helps or hinders private business in investing, creating jobs, and becoming more productive. The emphasis is on direct regulations of business activity and regulation of goods and factor markets. Three sub-components are measured: (a) regulations affecting entry, exit, and competition; (b) regulations of ongoing business operations; and (c) regulations of factor markets (labor and land).