Sierra Leone's GNI per capita (current LCU) was 19,046 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 295.56% from 4,815 in 2015 (14.74% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 19,046 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 8,276 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 4,815 | 2015 |
| Highest | 19,046 | 2025 |
| Lowest | 0.09 | 1964 |
| Average since 2016 | 10,757 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 0.09 | 1964 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Sierra Leone's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 975.61 on 2024 (from 18,070 to 19,046).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +598.6 and a typical year strayed about 896.78 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4,051 in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.17 in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1,651 a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Sierra Leone had the 158th highest value of the 181 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Sierra Leone in the 2025 ranking
- Latvia — 154th of 181: 23,085
- Tajikistan — 155th of 181: 22,807
- Palau — 156th of 181: 19,895
- Panama — 158th of 181: 18,830
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 159th of 181: 18,009
- Solomon Islands — 160th of 181: 17,389
What this measures
Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 62 values
| Year | GNI per capita (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,046 |
| 2024 | 18,070 |
| 2023 | 16,020 |
| 2022 | 11,969 |
| 2021 | 9,150 |
| 2020 | 8,276 |
| 2019 | 7,521 |
| 2018 | 6,637 |
| 2017 | 5,654 |
| 2016 | 5,228 |
| 2015 |
GNI per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 3.18 million (2025)
- Benin — 953,995 (2025)
- Botswana — 101,272 (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 628,558 (2025)
- Burundi — 1.24 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 559,911 (2025)
- Cameroon — 1.13 million (2025)
- Central African Republic — 342,236 (2025)
- Chad — 567,980 (2025)
- Comoros — 901,810 (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 2.08 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Sierra Leone
- GDP (current US$) — US$7.46 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 169.12 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$10.28 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 67.92 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$846.3 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 19,175 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,166 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 7,701 (2025)
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$433.27 million (2024)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$433.27 million (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sierra Leone's GNI per capita (current LCU)?
- 19,046 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1964?
- It is up 20.2 million% from 0.09 in 1964 (22.17% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 19,046 in 2025 and the lowest 0.09 in 1964.
- How does Sierra Leone rank?
- 158th highest of 181 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in GNI per capita (current LCU) unusual for Sierra Leone?
- In 2025, Sierra Leone's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 975.61 on 2024 (from 18,070 to 19,046). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +598.6 and a typical year strayed about 896.78 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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