Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices was 1.57 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.57
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
163rd
of 173 countries
All-time high
4.86
in 2016
All-time low
0.7863
in 1988
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices in Sierra Leone, 1961–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Sierra Leone stood at 1.57.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Sierra Leone peaked at 4.86 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7863, in 1988.
That places Sierra Leone 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.72 | — |
| 1962 | 1.57 | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 1.46 | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 1.42 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 1.43 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.42 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.64 | +15.2% |
| 1968 | 1.55 | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 1.49 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 1.56 | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 1.45 | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 1.32 | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 1.31 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.43 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 1.46 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.32 | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 1.29 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.38 | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 1.56 | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 1.86 | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 1.71 | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 1.74 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.37 | -21.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9434 | -31.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9094 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.12 | +23.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8667 | -22.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7863 | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 1.05 | +33.7% |
| 1990 | 1.06 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.64 | +54.5% |
| 1992 | 2.39 | +45.3% |
| 1993 | 1.26 | -47.0% |
| 1994 | 1.62 | +28.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9996 | -38.3% |
| 1996 | 1.03 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.15 | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 1.99 | +73.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8909 | -55.2% |
| 2000 | 2.38 | +167.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1 | -53.7% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.13 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.15 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.55 | +34.9% |
| 2006 | 1.42 | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.99 | -30.5% |
| 2008 | 1.78 | +79.4% |
| 2009 | 2.03 | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 2.97 | +46.2% |
| 2011 | 3.45 | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 2.84 | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 3.05 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.64 | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 3.78 | +43.0% |
| 2016 | 4.86 | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 3.19 | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 1.74 | -45.5% |
| 2019 | 1.57 | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 | 1.42 | 1.72 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.41 | 1.29 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 | 0.7863 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 0.8909 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 | 0.99 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 | 1.57 | 4.86 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 160 Pakistan 1.74 compare
- 161 Brunei Darussalam 1.72 compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 1.62 compare
- 164 Gabon 1.56 compare
- 165 Kazakhstan 1.56 compare
- 166 Guatemala 1.53 compare
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 gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Sierra Leone?
- Gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Sierra Leone was 1.57 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 4.86 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7863 in 1988.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices?
- Sierra Leone ranks 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 Gross fixed capital formation, 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.