GDP Growth of Sierra Leone
| Source | World Bank : Growth, Growth per capita |
| IMF World Economic Outlook (April-2021) | |
| Date | 02 Sep 2021 |
- GDP growth
- GDP per capita growth
| Year | GDP Growth rate(%) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | -2.249 |
| 2021 | 3.038 |
| 2022 | 3.566 |
| 2023 | 3.810 |
| 2024 | 5.023 |
| 2025 | 5.059 |
| 2026 | 4.833 |
| Year | Growth rate (%) | Rank/Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth | Per capita growth | GDP | GDP per capita | |
| 1961 | 1.809 | 0.306 | 74/93 | 64/93 |
| 1962 | 4.541 | 2.948 | 54/96 | 45/96 |
| 1963 | 1.700 | 0.103 | 76/96 | 74/96 |
| 1964 | 6.685 | 4.964 | 41/96 | 37/96 |
| 1965 | 7.180 | 5.404 | 30/96 | 24/96 |
| 1966 | 1.700 | -0.028 | 76/102 | 75/102 |
| 1967 | 0.036 | -1.706 | 91/105 | 87/105 |
| 1968 | 2.020 | 0.198 | 85/106 | 83/106 |
| 1969 | 8.525 | 6.538 | 27/108 | 23/108 |
| 1970 | 8.620 | 6.581 | 30/105 | 26/105 |
| 1971 | 3.466 | 1.476 | 74/116 | 76/116 |
| 1972 | 0.900 | -1.084 | 95/116 | 93/116 |
| 1973 | 2.257 | 0.204 | 89/116 | 90/116 |
| 1974 | 3.500 | 1.385 | 78/116 | 77/116 |
| 1975 | 1.669 | -0.441 | 68/118 | 69/118 |
| 1976 | -0.449 | -2.549 | 108/120 | 107/120 |
| 1977 | 0.047 | -2.096 | 107/122 | 104/122 |
| 1978 | 2.406 | 0.184 | 89/128 | 93/128 |
| 1979 | 4.511 | 2.219 | 65/128 | 71/128 |
| 1980 | 4.844 | 2.523 | 50/129 | 54/129 |
| 1981 | 2.881 | 0.636 | 76/141 | 80/141 |
| 1982 | 4.782 | 2.531 | 32/145 | 37/145 |
| 1983 | -2.103 | -4.258 | 115/148 | 115/148 |
| 1984 | 4.093 | 1.632 | 70/148 | 79/148 |
| 1985 | -5.311 | -7.745 | 145/151 | 144/151 |
| 1986 | 1.236 | -1.643 | 115/152 | 120/152 |
| 1987 | 7.231 | 4.006 | 29/156 | 44/156 |
| 1988 | -7.080 | -9.729 | 154/159 | 154/159 |
| 1989 | 0.730 | -1.586 | 123/161 | 128/161 |
| 1990 | 3.350 | 1.787 | 83/162 | 75/162 |
| 1991 | 2.352 | 1.672 | 82/171 | 63/171 |
| 1992 | -19.013 | -18.995 | 168/172 | 168/172 |
| 1993 | 1.375 | 1.814 | 104/175 | 74/174 |
| 1994 | -1.947 | -1.511 | 153/176 | 134/175 |
| 1995 | -8.000 | -7.875 | 173/178 | 171/177 |
| 1996 | 1.754 | 1.548 | 144/188 | 119/188 |
| 1997 | -5.877 | -6.369 | 183/188 | 183/188 |
| 1998 | 1.785 | 0.712 | 147/191 | 135/191 |
| 1999 | -1.979 | -3.756 | 177/192 | 176/192 |
| 2000 | 6.653 | 3.810 | 36/193 | 71/193 |
| 2001 | -6.345 | -9.685 | 195/197 | 195/197 |
| 2002 | 26.417 | 21.028 | 1/198 | 1/198 |
| 2003 | 9.313 | 4.368 | 21/203 | 61/203 |
| 2004 | 6.598 | 2.029 | 67/203 | 147/203 |
| 2005 | 4.505 | 0.588 | 107/204 | 168/204 |
| 2006 | 4.224 | 0.941 | 139/204 | 169/204 |
| 2007 | 8.058 | 5.164 | 47/205 | 79/205 |
| 2008 | 5.398 | 2.925 | 76/203 | 85/203 |
| 2009 | 3.188 | 0.899 | 60/204 | 59/204 |
| 2010 | 5.346 | 3.000 | 78/204 | 96/204 |
| 2011 | 6.315 | 3.924 | 52/204 | 69/204 |
| 2012 | 15.182 | 12.619 | 3/204 | 3/204 |
| 2013 | 20.716 | 18.053 | 2/204 | 2/204 |
| 2014 | 4.557 | 2.274 | 65/206 | 91/206 |
| 2015 | -20.599 | -22.312 | 203/205 | 203/205 |
| 2016 | 6.055 | 3.784 | 31/204 | 39/204 |
| 2017 | 4.211 | 1.990 | 70/204 | 103/204 |
| 2018 | 3.446 | 1.259 | 88/203 | 130/203 |
| 2019 | 5.600 | 3.397 | 32/198 | 46/198 |
| 2020 | -2.162 | -4.171 | 61/179 | 78/179 |