Current expenditure, total in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Current expenditure, total was 1.91 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current expenditure, total in Sierra Leone, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, current expenditure, total in Sierra Leone stood at 1.91 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and up 381.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure, total in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.91 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 296.80 million current LCU, in 1980.
Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current expenditure, total in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 296.80 million current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 327.75 million current LCU | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 311.35 million current LCU | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 339.50 million current LCU | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 527.40 million current LCU | +55.3% |
| 1985 | 944.90 million current LCU | +79.2% |
| 1986 | 2.65 billion current LCU | +181.0% |
| 1987 | 4.05 billion current LCU | +52.7% |
| 1988 | 5.49 billion current LCU | +35.5% |
| 1989 | 10.96 billion current LCU | +99.4% |
| 1990 | 22.08 billion current LCU | +101.6% |
| 1991 | 39.19 billion current LCU | +77.5% |
| 1992 | 57.83 billion current LCU | +47.6% |
| 1993 | 69.54 billion current LCU | +20.3% |
| 1994 | 78.81 billion current LCU | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 109.75 billion current LCU | +39.3% |
| 1996 | 117.58 billion current LCU | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 96.04 billion current LCU | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 159.38 billion current LCU | +66.0% |
| 1999 | 235.94 billion current LCU | +48.0% |
| 2000 | 301.83 billion current LCU | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 397.19 billion current LCU | +31.6% |
| 2002 | 474.81 billion current LCU | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 509.76 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 583.50 billion current LCU | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 656.30 billion current LCU | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 741.30 billion current LCU | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 660.90 billion current LCU | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 1.21 trillion current LCU | +82.7% |
| 2009 | 1.48 trillion current LCU | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 1.65 trillion current LCU | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 1.91 trillion current LCU | +15.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.91 trillion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 230.58 billion current LCU, 8.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.91 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 324.45 billion current LCU, 5.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current expenditure, total in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +181.0% | 944.90 million current LCU | 2.65 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.59 billion current LCU | 296.80 million current LCU | 10.96 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.61 billion current LCU | 22.08 billion current LCU | 235.94 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 701.59 billion current LCU | 301.83 billion current LCU | 1.48 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 trillion current LCU | 1.65 trillion current LCU | 1.91 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 8 Madagascar 2.80 trillion current LCU compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.52 trillion current LCU compare
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 2.15 trillion current LCU compare
- 12 Algeria 1.87 trillion current LCU compare
- 13 Cameroon 1.71 trillion current LCU compare
- 14 Senegal 1.16 trillion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Sierra Leone
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.88 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 123.71 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 8.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 86.32 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure, total in Sierra Leone?
- Current expenditure, total in Sierra Leone was 1.91 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 296.80 million current LCU in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for current expenditure, total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 11th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 381.5%. 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 Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.