CPIA fiscal policy rating (1=low to 6=high) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: CPIA fiscal policy rating (1=low to 6=high) was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA fiscal policy rating in Sierra Leone, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 2.5 1=low to 6=high for cpia fiscal policy rating in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia fiscal policy rating in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 58th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA fiscal policy rating (1=low to 6=high) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -14.3% |
| 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 above the median for low income countries, which is 2.5 1=low to 6=high, 1.0× 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 3.25 1=low to 6=high, 77% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.1 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 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
- 58 Comoros 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 58 Ghana 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 58 Guinea-Bissau 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 58 Haiti 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 58 Lesotho 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 58 Madagascar 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 58 Marshall Islands 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 58 Micronesia (country) 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 58 Pakistan 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 58 Papua New Guinea 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 58 Sao Tome and Principe 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 58 Senegal 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 58 Somalia 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 58 Sri Lanka 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 fiscal policy rating in Sierra Leone?
- Cpia fiscal policy 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 fiscal policy rating recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia fiscal policy rating recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cpia fiscal policy rating?
- Sierra Leone ranks 58th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia fiscal policy 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 falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA fiscal policy 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 CPIA fiscal policy criterion assesses the quality of the fiscal policy in its stabilization and allocation functions. The stabilization function deals with achieving macroeconomic policy objectives in conjunction with coherent monetary and exchange rate policies—smoothing business cycle fluctuations, accommodating shocks. The allocation function is concerned with the appropriate provision of public goods. The criterion pays attention to public expenditure composition, including, for example, the provision of public infrastructure and agriculture related public goods and services that support medium-term growth.