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GDP growth rate in Sierra Leone

Latest: 4.6%
Previous: 4.3%
Change: +0.32 (+7.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

GDP growth rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for GDP growth rate in Sierra Leone
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	1.7%
Dec 31, 1967	0.0%
Dec 31, 1968	2.0%
Dec 31, 1969	8.5%
Dec 31, 1970	8.6%
Dec 31, 1971	3.5%
Dec 31, 1972	0.9%
Dec 31, 1973	2.3%
Dec 31, 1974	3.5%
Dec 31, 1975	1.7%
Dec 31, 1976	-0.4%
Dec 31, 1977	0.0%
Dec 31, 1978	2.4%
Dec 31, 1979	4.5%
Dec 31, 1980	4.8%
Dec 31, 1981	2.9%
Dec 31, 1982	4.8%
Dec 31, 1983	-2.1%
Dec 31, 1984	4.1%
Dec 31, 1985	-5.3%
Dec 31, 1986	1.2%
Dec 31, 1987	7.2%
Dec 31, 1988	-7.1%
Dec 31, 1989	0.7%
Dec 31, 1990	3.3%
Dec 31, 1991	2.4%
Dec 31, 1992	-19.0%
Dec 31, 1993	1.4%
Dec 31, 1994	-1.9%
Dec 31, 1995	-8.0%
Dec 31, 1996	1.8%
Dec 31, 1997	-5.9%
Dec 31, 1998	1.8%
Dec 31, 1999	-2.0%
Dec 31, 2000	6.7%
Dec 31, 2001	-6.3%
Dec 31, 2002	26.5%
Dec 31, 2003	9.5%
Dec 31, 2004	6.5%
Dec 31, 2005	4.4%
Dec 31, 2006	4.3%
Dec 31, 2007	3.7%
Dec 31, 2008	3.7%
Dec 31, 2009	1.5%
Dec 31, 2010	6.4%
Dec 31, 2011	8.1%
Dec 31, 2012	10.6%
Dec 31, 2013	14.7%
Dec 31, 2014	-7.8%
Dec 31, 2015	-4.4%
Dec 31, 2016	6.4%
Dec 31, 2017	3.2%
Dec 31, 2018	2.9%
Dec 31, 2019	5.5%
Dec 31, 2020	-1.3%
Dec 31, 2021	5.9%
Dec 31, 2022	5.3%
Dec 31, 2023	5.7%
Dec 31, 2024	4.3%
Dec 31, 2025	4.6%

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