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Foreign direct investment to GDP in Sierra Leone

Latest: 2.4%
Previous: 1.7%
Change: +0.62 (+35.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Foreign direct investment to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Foreign direct investment to GDP in Sierra Leone
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	1.9%
Dec 31, 1971	1.2%
Dec 31, 1972	0.8%
Dec 31, 1973	1.1%
Dec 31, 1974	1.6%
Dec 31, 1975	1.5%
Dec 31, 1976	1.4%
Dec 31, 1977	0.7%
Dec 31, 1978	2.5%
Dec 31, 1979	1.4%
Dec 31, 1980	-1.7%
Dec 31, 1981	0.7%
Dec 31, 1982	0.4%
Dec 31, 1983	0.2%
Dec 31, 1984	0.5%
Dec 31, 1985	-3.6%
Dec 31, 1986	-28.6%
Dec 31, 1987	6.0%
Dec 31, 1988	-2.2%
Dec 31, 1989	2.4%
Dec 31, 1990	5.0%
Dec 31, 1991	1.0%
Dec 31, 1992	-0.8%
Dec 31, 1993	-1.0%
Dec 31, 1994	-0.3%
Dec 31, 1995	0.8%
Dec 31, 1996	0.1%
Dec 31, 1997	0.2%
Dec 31, 1998	0.0%
Dec 31, 1999	0.1%
Dec 31, 2000	6.1%
Dec 31, 2001	0.6%
Dec 31, 2002	0.5%
Dec 31, 2003	0.4%
Dec 31, 2004	2.7%
Dec 31, 2005	3.6%
Dec 31, 2006	1.8%
Dec 31, 2007	2.6%
Dec 31, 2008	1.3%
Dec 31, 2009	2.8%
Dec 31, 2010	5.6%
Dec 31, 2011	19.6%
Dec 31, 2012	11.8%
Dec 31, 2013	5.7%
Dec 31, 2014	4.9%
Dec 31, 2015	3.7%
Dec 31, 2016	2.3%
Dec 31, 2017	7.2%
Dec 31, 2018	2.9%
Dec 31, 2019	1.9%
Dec 31, 2020	0.8%
Dec 31, 2021	3.0%
Dec 31, 2022	2.0%
Dec 31, 2023	2.3%
Dec 31, 2024	1.7%
Dec 31, 2025	2.4%

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