PAINTMAPS.comGeneral Information for Sierra Leone | ||
| What is the capital city of Sierra Leone ? | Freetown |  |
| What is the total area of Sierra Leone ? (km2) | 71.740 | |
| What is the population in Sierra Leone ? (2020) | 7.976.983 | |
| What is the median age in Sierra Leone ? | 19 | |
| What is the iso country code for Sierra Leone ? (2lt) | SL | |
| What is the iso country code for Sierra Leone ? (3lt) | SLE | |
| What continent is Sierra Leone in ? | Africa | |
| What currency is used in Sierra Leone ? | Sierra Leonean Leone | |
| What is the currency code for Sierra Leone ? | SLL | |
| What is the tel code for Sierra Leone ? | +232 | |
| What language use in Sierra Leone ? | English | |
| What is the language code for English ? | EN | |
| What is the internet TLD code for Sierra Leone ? | .sl | |
| Where is the highest place in Sierra Leone ? | Mount Bintumani (1948 m.) | |
| Where is the lowest place in Sierra Leone ? | North Atlantic Ocean (0 m.) | |
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Worldbank Country Statistics for Sierra Leone | |
 Merchandise imports (current US$) | 2.154.000.000 |
| Legislation exists on domestic violence (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 |
| Law mandates nondiscrimination based on gender in hiring (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 |
| Law mandates equal remuneration for females and males for work of equal value (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 28,1879 |
| CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3 |
| CPIA trade rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3,5 |
| CPIA structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high) | 3 |
| CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average (1=low to 6=high) | 3,6 |
| CPIA efficiency of revenue mobilization rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3,5 |
| CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high) | 3,2 |
| CPIA social protection rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3,5 |
| CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3 |
| CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3,5 |
| CPIA quality of public administration rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3 |
| CPIA macroeconomic management rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3 |
| IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high) | 3,2 |
| CPIA building human resources rating (1=low to 6=high) | 4 |
| CPIA gender equality rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3,5 |
| CPIA fiscal policy rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3 |
| CPIA financial sector rating (1=low to 6=high) | 2,5 |
| CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3,5 |
| CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3,5 |
| CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) | 3 |
| CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3 |
| CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) | 3 |
| Internally displaced persons, total displaced by conflict and violence (number of people) | 3.000 |
| Merchandise exports (current US$) | 1.270.000.000 |
| Household final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) | 16.283.800.000 |
| Household final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %) | 1,6955 |
| Household final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2010 US$) | 890,422 |
| Household final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) | 15.505.000.000 |
| Household final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) | 3,8861 |
| Household final consumption expenditure (constant 2010 US$) | 7.827.780.000 |
| Household final consumption expenditure (current LCU) | 86.236.000.000 |
| Household final consumption expenditure (current US$) | 4.047.710.000 |
| General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) | 8,82367 |
| General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) | 2.956.000.000 |
| General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) | 10,0112 |
| General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2010 US$) | 1.678.200.000 |
| General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) | 7.162.000.000 |
| General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) | 336.167.000 |
| Number of visits or required meetings of affected firms with tax officials | 2 |
| Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms) | 5,9 |
| Merchandise trade (% of GDP) | 89,8727 |
| Urban population (% of total) | 44,3 |
| Urban population | 3.894.450 |
| Urban population growth (annual %) | 3,19555 |
| Rural population (% of total population) | 55,7 |
| Rural population growth (annual %) | 1,29271 |
| Rural population | 4.896.640 |
| Population, male (% of total) | 50,1153 |
| Population, male | 4.405.680 |
| Population, female (% of total) | 49,8847 |
| Population, female | 4.385.410 |
| Population, total | 8.791.090 |
| Population growth (annual %) | 2,13121 |
| Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) | 66,0993 |
| Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) | 5,40858 |
| Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) | 71,5078 |
| Population ages 80 and above, male (% of male population) | 0,271751 |
| Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population) | 0,413827 |
| Population ages 75-79, male (% of male population) | 0,470006 |
| Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population) | 0,635072 |
| Population ages 70-74, male (% of male population) | 0,781252 |
| Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population) | 0,980525 |
| Population ages 65 and above (% of total) | 3,15354 |
| Population ages 65 and above, total | 277.231 |
| Population ages 65 and above, male (% of total) | 2,78858 |
| Population ages 65 and above, male | 122.856 |
| Population ages 65 and above, female (% of total) | 3,52019 |
| Population ages 65 and above, female | 154.375 |
| Population ages 65-69, male (% of male population) | 1,26557 |
| Population ages 65-69, female (% of female population) | 1,49076 |
| Population ages 60-64, male (% of male population) | 1,85267 |
| Population ages 60-64, female (% of female population) | 2,06085 |
| Population ages 55-59, male (% of male population) | 2,50286 |
| Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population) | 2,66682 |
| Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population) | 3,17629 |
| Population ages 50-54, female (% of female population) | 3,29139 |
| Population ages 45-49, male (% of male population) | 3,96623 |
| Population ages 45-49, female (% of female population) | 4,02552 |
| Population ages 40-44, male (% of male population) | 4,86855 |
| Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population) | 4,84183 |
| Population ages 35-39, male (% of male population) | 5,91425 |
| Population ages 35-39, female (% of female population) | 5,82794 |
| Population ages 30-34, male (% of male population) | 6,9863 |
| Population ages 30-34, female (% of female population) | 6,89247 |
| Secondary education, duration (years) | 7 |
| Lower secondary school starting age (years) | 12 |
| Population ages 25-29, male (% of male population) | 8,302 |
| Population ages 25-29, female (% of female population) | 8,20114 |
| Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) | 9,7899 |
| Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population) | 9,65108 |
| Population ages 15-64 (% of total) | 58,3064 |
| Population ages 15-64, total | 5.125.770 |
| Population ages 15-64, male (% of total) | 58,3497 |
| Population ages 15-64, male | 2.570.710 |
| Population ages 15-64, female (% of total) | 58,2628 |
| Population ages 15-64, female | 2.555.060 |
| Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population) | 10,9907 |
| Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) | 10,8038 |
| Population ages 10-14, male (% of male population) | 12,1638 |
| Population ages 10-14, female (% of female population) | 11,9818 |
| Population ages 5-9, male (% of male population) | 12,8229 |
| Population ages 5-9, female (% of female population) | 12,6276 |
| Population ages 0-14 (% of total) | 38,5401 |
| Population ages 0-14, total | 3.388.090 |
| Population ages 0-14, male (% of total) | 38,8617 |
| Population ages 0-14, male | 1.712.120 |
| Population ages 0-14, female (% of total) | 38,217 |
| Population ages 0-14, female | 1.675.970 |
| Population ages 0-4, male (% of male population) | 13,875 |
| Population ages 0-4, female (% of female population) | 13,6076 |
| Refugee population by country or territory of origin | 7.445 |
| Net migration | -4.000 |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | 3,174 |
| Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | 4,129 |
| Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | 2,136 |
| Primary education, duration (years) | 6 |
| Primary school starting age (years) | 6 |
| Preprimary education, duration (years) | 3 |
| Compulsory education, duration (years) | 9 |
| Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) | 94,7856 |
| Time spent dealing with the requirements of government regulations (% of senior management time) | 6,6 |
| Firms offering formal training (% of firms) | 20,8 |
| Firms that spend on R&D (% of firms) | 22,5 |
| Value lost due to electrical outages (% of sales for affected firms) | 16,1 |
| Firms visited or required meetings with tax officials (% of firms) | 80,7 |
| Firms formally registered when operations started (% of firms) | 45,5 |
| Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms) | 19,1 |
| Firms with female top manager (% of firms) | 13 |
| Time required to obtain an operating license (days) | 17,9 |
| Informal payments to public officials (% of firms) | 24,1 |
| Firms competing against unregistered firms (% of firms) | 56,9 |
| Bribery incidence (% of firms experiencing at least one bribe payment request) | 18 |
| Firms using banks to finance investment (% of firms) | 10,7 |
| Firms using banks to finance working capital (% of firms) | 9 |
| Firms experiencing electrical outages (% of firms) | 66,2 |
| Power outages in firms in a typical month (number) | 4 |
| Delay in obtaining an electrical connection (days) | 15,5 |
| Average time to clear exports through customs (days) | 5,4 |
| Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) | 3,57 |
| Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) | 4,721 |
| Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) | 2,513 |
| Labor force, total | 2.912.540 |
| Labor force, female (% of total labor force) | 47,9208 |
| Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) | 53,906 |
| Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) | 56,313 |
| Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 91,4762 |
| Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) | 51,513 |
| Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 31,188 |
| Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 29,544 |
| Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 32,865 |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) | 560 |
| GNI, PPP (current international $) | 18.729.100.000 |
| GNI (current LCU) | 93.641.000.000 |
| GNI (current US$) | 4.395.280.000 |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) | 4.921.760.000 |
| Gross domestic income (constant LCU) | 15.009.500.000 |
| Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) | -15,0687 |
| Gross domestic savings (current LCU) | -12.231.000.000 |
| Gross domestic savings (current US$) | -574.094.000 |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) | 1.664,54 |
| GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) | 1.846,68 |
| GDP per capita (constant LCU) | 1.268,17 |
| GDP per capita growth (annual %) | 1,24982 |
| GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$) | 634,737 |
| GDP per capita (current LCU) | 9.232,98 |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 433,374 |
| GDP, PPP (constant 2011 international $) | 14.633.100.000 |
| GDP, PPP (current international $) | 16.234.400.000 |
| GDP (constant LCU) | 11.148.600.000 |
| GDP growth (annual %) | 3,43082 |
| GDP (constant 2010 US$) | 5.580.030.000 |
| GDP: linked series (current LCU) | 81.168.000.000 |
| GDP (current LCU) | 81.168.000.000 |
| GDP (current US$) | 3.809.830.000 |
| Gross value added at factor cost (constant LCU) | 10.587.900.000 |
| Gross value added at factor cost (constant 2010 US$) | 5.337.800.000 |
| Gross value added at factor cost (current LCU) | 77.847.000.000 |
| Gross value added at factor cost (current US$) | 3.653.950.000 |
| Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU) | 560.000 |
| Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) | 0 |
| GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) | 728,058 |
| GDP deflator (base year varies by country) | 728,058 |
| Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) | 36,4343 |
| Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) | 36,4343 |
| Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) | 7.885.930.000 |
| Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) | 14,892 |
| Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million | 1.309.170 |
| Population in the largest city (% of urban population) | 33,6162 |
| Population in largest city | 1.309.170 |
| GDP per person employed (constant 2011 PPP $) | 5.190,56 |
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 52,178 |
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 53,954 |
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 50,412 |
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 30,053 |
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 28,124 |
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 32,023 |
| Industry, value added (% of GDP) | 7,76784 |
| Industry, value added (constant LCU) | 1.145.400.000 |
| Industry, value added (annual % growth) | 3,26641 |
| Industry, value added (constant 2010 US$) | 299.245.000 |
| Industry, value added (current LCU) | 6.305.000.000 |
| Industry, value added (current US$) | 295.942.000 |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 1,56958 |
| Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) | 219.710.000 |
| Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth) | 4,72355 |
| Manufacturing, value added (constant 2010 US$) | 92.931.100 |
| Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) | 1.274.000.000 |
| Manufacturing, value added (current US$) | 59.798.500 |
| Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) | 64,3542 |
| Agriculture, value added (constant LCU) | 5.719.980.000 |
| Agriculture, value added (annual % growth) | 3,2301 |
| Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) | 3.290.910.000 |
| Agriculture, value added (current LCU) | 52.235.000.000 |
| Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country (%) | 10,34 |
| Agriculture, value added (current US$) | 2.451.790.000 |
| Trade (% of GDP) | 107,751 |
| External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) | -26,8098 |
| External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) | -9.085.000.000 |
| External balance on goods and services (current LCU) | -21.761.000.000 |
| External balance on goods and services (current US$) | -1.021.410.000 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) | 67,2802 |
| Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) | 13.110.000.000 |
| Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) | 11,9843 |
| Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) | 5.204.160.000 |
| Imports of goods and services (current LCU) | 54.610.000.000 |
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | 2.563.260.000 |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) | 11,7411 |
| Gross capital formation (constant LCU) | 1.773.000.000 |
| Gross capital formation (annual % growth) | 25,389 |
| Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) | 738.074.000 |
| Gross capital formation (current LCU) | 9.530.000.000 |
| Gross capital formation (current US$) | 447.315.000 |
| Changes in inventories (constant LCU) | 52.000.000 |
| Changes in inventories (current LCU) | 236.000.000 |
| Changes in inventories (current US$) | 11.077.300 |
| Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) | 11,4503 |
| Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) | 1.721.000.000 |
| Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth) | 26,9174 |
| Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2010 US$) | 737.469.000 |
| Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) | 9.294.000.000 |
| Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) | 436.238.000 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP) | 6,89927 |
| Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) | 5.600.000.000 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) | 40,4704 |
| Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) | 4.025.000.000 |
| Exports of goods and services (annual % growth) | 16,3295 |
| Exports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) | 1.270.850.000 |
| Exports of goods and services (current LCU) | 32.849.000.000 |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | 1.541.850.000 |
| Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) | 126,81 |
| Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) | 20.233.000.000 |
| Gross national expenditure (constant 2010 US$) | 10.151.900.000 |
| Gross national expenditure (current LCU) | 102.929.000.000 |
| Gross national expenditure (current US$) | 4.831.240.000 |
| Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) | 508,718 |
| Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) | 18.460.000.000 |
| Final consumption expenditure (constant 2010 US$) | 9.413.870.000 |
| Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) | 93.399.000.000 |
| Final consumption expenditure (current US$) | 4.383.930.000 |
| Household final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2011 international $) | 16.557.100.000 |
| Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) | 6,0987 |
| Personal remittances, received (current US$) | 232.350.000 |
| Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) | 0,00545021 |
| Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) | 0,0241598 |
| Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %) | 18,2508 |
| Real interest rate (%) | -12,31 |
| Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) | 13,9423 |
| Lending interest rate (%) | 19,6392 |
| Deposit interest rate (%) | 5,6969 |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 47,6429 |
| Consumer price index (2010 = 100) | 558,167 |
| Broad money growth (annual %) | 32,8325 |
| Broad money to total reserves ratio | 0,0025657 |
| Broad money (% of GDP) | 0,0333824 |
| Broad money (current LCU) | 27.095.800 |
| Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) | 4,33716 |
| Net foreign assets (current LCU) | 2.299.760 |
| Net domestic credit (current LCU) | 24.075.100 |
| Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (annual growth as % of broad money) | 4,05759 |
| Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) | 27,7598 |
| Total reserves minus gold (current US$) | 495.699.000 |
| Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) | 495.699.000 |
| Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) | 17,4979 |
| Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) | 0,0054267 |
| PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) | 5,29582 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate | 0,234677 |
| PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) | 4,99976 |
| Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) | 21,3049 |
| DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) | 21,3049 |
| Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) | 3.860.930.000 |
| Net taxes on products (constant LCU) | 560.670.000 |
| Net taxes on products (current LCU) | 3.321.000.000 |
| Net taxes on products (current US$) | 155.880.000 |
| GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) | 2.130 |
| GNI per capita (current LCU) | 10.651,8 |