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.
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
- Scientific and technical journal articles 86.32 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Share of the population using the Internet 25.1% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.51 million users (2021)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 59.43 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
- Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network 96.0% (2023)
- Share of people in range of 4G mobile network 75.0% (2023)
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone 47.7% (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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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.