Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 13.46 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
13.46
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
192nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
16.76
in 2021
All-time low
8.1
in 2007
Years of data
30
2001–2030
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Sierra Leone, 2001–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2030, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Sierra Leone stood at 13.46.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 16.76 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.1, in 2007.
Sierra Leone ranks 192nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12 | — |
| 2002 | 12.58 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 11.71 | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 11.14 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 10.86 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 9.97 | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 8.1 | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 10.34 | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 11.3 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 12.49 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 13.19 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 13.45 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 11.42 | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 13.55 | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 13.06 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 14.94 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 14.97 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.65 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 13.29 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 15.63 | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 16.76 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 16.72 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.44 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 15.62 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 14.92 | -4.5% |
| 2026 | 14.12 | -5.4% |
| 2027 | 12.69 | -10.1% |
| 2028 | 12.53 | -1.3% |
| 2029 | 13.33 | +6.4% |
| 2030 | 13.46 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.89 | 8.1 | 12.58 | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.4 | 11.42 | 14.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.77 | 12.53 | 16.76 | 10 |
| 2030s | 13.46 | 13.46 | 13.46 | 1 |
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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 expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Sierra Leone was 13.46 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 16.76 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 in 2007.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 192nd out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October