Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 4.22 current USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 4.22 current USD per person for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.1 current USD per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8378 current USD per person, in 1961.
Sierra Leone ranks 160th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9832 current USD per person | 0.8378 current USD per person | 1.24 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.08 current USD per person | 1.36 current USD per person | 3.36 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 current USD per person | 1.2 current USD per person | 4.86 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.57 current USD per person | 2.23 current USD per person | 6.4 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.96 current USD per person | 4.01 current USD per person | 6.37 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.76 current USD per person | 3.18 current USD per person | 7.1 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 current USD per person | 4.12 current USD per person | 5.37 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 157 Malawi 5.43 current USD per person compare
- 158 Gambia 5.23 current USD per person compare
- 159 Nigeria 4.87 current USD per person compare
- 161 Madagascar 3.81 current USD per person compare
- 162 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.43 current USD per person compare
- 163 Haiti 1.68 current USD per person 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 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)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 37,525 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Sierra Leone was 4.22 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 current USD per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8378 current USD per person in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 160th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. 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 Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.