Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita was 5.74 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 5.74 current US$ per person for commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and down 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 32.62 current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.74 current US$ per person, in 1977.
Sierra Leone ranks 192nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.49 current US$ per person | 2.74 current US$ per person | 7.37 current US$ per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.95 current US$ per person | 3.31 current US$ per person | 11.18 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.26 current US$ per person | 3.05 current US$ per person | 20.6 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.62 current US$ per person | 7.12 current US$ per person | 16.59 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6 current US$ per person | 8.24 current US$ per person | 32.62 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.73 current US$ per person | 2.83 current US$ per person | 8.36 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 189 Haiti 7.41 current US$ per person compare
- 190 Papua New Guinea 7.1 current US$ per person compare
- 191 Lesotho 5.89 current US$ per person compare
- 193 Burundi 5.37 current US$ per person compare
- 194 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.69 current US$ per person compare
- 195 Guinea 3.67 current US$ per person compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone was 5.74 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 32.62 current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 current US$ per person in 1977.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Commercial service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.