Sierra Leone's gross fixed capital formation (current US$) was US$1.73 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 43.07% from US$1.21 billion in 2015 (3.65% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.73 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.04 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.21 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$2.25 billion | 2011 |
| Lowest | −US$20.61 million | 1997 |
| Average since 2016 | US$1.22 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$163.46 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Sierra Leone's gross fixed capital formation (current US$) rose US$368.56 million on 2024 (from US$1.36 billion to US$1.73 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$42.8 million and a typical year strayed about US$279.37 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$1.02 billion in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was US$483.29 million in 2013. 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 US$61.36 million a year. A straight line explains 71% 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 115th highest value of the 126 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | US$1.73 billion | 2025 |
| World | US$28.61 trillion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$507.97 billion | 2025 |
| Low income | US$127.89 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Sierra Leone in the 2025 ranking
- Mauritius — 112th of 126: US$3.19 billion
- Mauritania — 113th of 126: US$3.15 billion
- Montenegro — 114th of 126: US$2.06 billion
- Djibouti — 116th of 126: US$1.18 billion
- Gambia, The — 117th of 126: US$1.05 billion
- Equatorial Guinea — 118th of 126: US$817.03 million
What this measures
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 46 values
| Year | Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,731,481,551 |
| 2024 | 1,362,919,842 |
| 2023 | 1,270,445,426 |
| 2022 | 1,329,494,108 |
| 2021 | 1,166,780,153 |
| 2020 | 1,037,662,284 |
| 2019 | 1,134,906,225 |
| 2018 | 983,260,078 |
| 2017 | 1,086,601,353 |
| 2016 | 1,060,185,582 |
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$10.95 billion (2024)
- Benin — US$8.7 billion (2025)
- Botswana — US$5.62 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$4.62 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — US$11.4 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — US$453.25 million (2025)
- Chad — US$3.52 billion (2025)
- Comoros — US$214.98 million (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$26.21 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Sierra Leone
- GDP (current US$) — 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$433.27 million (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sierra Leone's gross fixed capital formation (current US$)?
- US$1.73 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1980?
- It is up 959.27% from US$163.46 million in 1980 (5.38% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.25 billion in 2011 and the lowest −US$20.61 million in 1997.
- How does Sierra Leone rank?
- 115th highest of 126 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation (current US$) unusual for Sierra Leone?
- In 2025, Sierra Leone's gross fixed capital formation (current US$) rose US$368.56 million on 2024 (from US$1.36 billion to US$1.73 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$42.8 million and a typical year strayed about US$279.37 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.FTOT.CD, 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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