Budgetary investment in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Budgetary investment was 731.42 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
731.42 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 24.4%
World rank
9th
of 51 countries
All-time high
731.42 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
114.65 million current LCU
in 1984
Years of data
28
1984–2011

Budgetary investment in Sierra Leone, 1984–2011

0200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B1984199720111984: 114.7M current LCU1985: 169.2M current LCU1986: 555.6M current LCU1987: 945.5M current LCU1988: 835.0M current LCU1989: 2.2B current LCU1990: 4.8B current LCU1991: 10.5B current LCU1992: 16.1B current LCU1993: 23.4B current LCU1994: 21.9B current LCU1995: 17.0B current LCU1996: 28.8B current LCU1997: 12.2B current LCU1998: 51.8B current LCU1999: 29.0B current LCU2000: 68.9B current LCU2001: 71.1B current LCU2002: 85.8B current LCU2003: 112.3B current LCU2004: 134.5B current LCU2005: 204.0B current LCU2006: 214.6B current LCU2007: 173.8B current LCU2008: 359.1B current LCU2009: 494.6B current LCU2010: 587.8B current LCU2011: 731.4B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 731.42 billion current LCU for budgetary investment in 2011. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 928.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, budgetary investment in Sierra Leone peaked at 731.42 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 114.65 million current LCU, in 1984.

That places Sierra Leone 9th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 801.48 million current LCU 114.65 million current LCU 2.19 billion current LCU 6
1990s 21.55 billion current LCU 4.77 billion current LCU 51.81 billion current LCU 10
2000s 191.86 billion current LCU 68.86 billion current LCU 494.60 billion current LCU 10
2010s 659.62 billion current LCU 587.83 billion current LCU 731.42 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 6 Guinea 983.71 billion current LCU compare
  2. 7 Madagascar 948.60 billion current LCU compare
  3. 8 Angola 846.26 billion current LCU compare
  4. 10 Congo 690.00 billion current LCU compare
  5. 11 Gabon 687.00 billion current LCU compare
  6. 12 Senegal 520.00 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is budgetary investment in Sierra Leone?
Budgetary investment in Sierra Leone was 731.42 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest budgetary investment recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 731.42 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest budgetary investment recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 114.65 million current LCU in 1984.
How does Sierra Leone rank for budgetary investment?
Sierra Leone ranks 9th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is budgetary investment rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 928.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Budgetary investment (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,347 data points, 1966–2011
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Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.