Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone's US$ GDP has grown 11.7 times since 2000, from US$636 million, when it ranked 172nd. In 2025 it held 158th, between the Maldives and Fiji, as real output grew 4.6% and US$ GDP rose 7.1% to US$7.5 billion, still short of its 2014 peak of US$7.7 billion.

Services make up 41.6% of output, agriculture 29.5% and industry 25.7%; manufacturing accounted for 7.0% as of 2024. Inflation ran at 7.5%, unemployment at 3.1% and government gross debt at 51.4% of GDP. With 8.8 million people, GDP per capita is US$846, 185th of 196, rising to 173rd on a PPP basis at $3,717 international dollars. The 35th-largest of 47 economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, Sierra Leone is about the size of the Florence, AL metro area. The IMF projects a +37% rise to US$10.2 billion by 2030, which would place it 151st.