Sierra Leone: Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Sierra Leone's gross capital formation (constant LCU) rose 18.7% on 2024 (from 12.86 billion to 15.27 billion).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2024), the average change was +15.6% and a typical year strayed about 55.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 255.7% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 28.3% in 2015. 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 617.42 million a year. A straight line explains 44% 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 101st highest value of the 123 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

• Tunisia — 98th of 123: 17.4 billion
• Croatia — 99th of 123: 16.62 billion
• Georgia — 100th of 123: 16.25 billion
• Bulgaria — 102nd of 123: 14.78 billion
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 103rd of 123: 12.75 billion
• Slovenia — 104th of 123: 11.86 billion

What this measures

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 25 values

Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 2.64 trillion (2024)
• Benin — 3.53 trillion (2025)
• Botswana — 64.6 billion (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 3.1 trillion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 55.5 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — 5.49 trillion (2025)
• Central African Republic — 110.67 billion (2025)
• Chad — 2.14 trillion (2025)
• Comoros — 100.52 billion (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 6.22 trillion (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)

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Questions people ask

What is Sierra Leone's gross capital formation (constant LCU)?

15.27 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is up 694.31% from 1.92 billion in 2001 (9.02% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 20.19 billion in 2011 and the lowest 1.92 billion in 2001.

How does Sierra Leone rank?

101st highest of 123 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in gross capital formation (constant LCU) unusual for Sierra Leone?

In 2025, Sierra Leone's gross capital formation (constant LCU) rose 18.7% on 2024 (from 12.86 billion to 15.27 billion). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2024), the average change was +15.6% and a typical year strayed about 55.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 NE.GDI.TOTL.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); 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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