Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff … 0-1 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff … 0-1 was 0 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
152nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
1 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
0 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) in Sierra Leone, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff … 0-1 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | -100.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for low income countries, which is 1 DB16-20 methodology. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 DB16-20 methodology. (45 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 152 Bangladesh 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Indonesia 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Angola 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Cape Verde 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Central African Republic 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Chad 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Comoros 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Congo 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Egypt 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Ethiopia 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Gabon 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Iraq 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Israel 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Kiribati 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Liberia 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Libya 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Mali 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Micronesia (country) 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Norway 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Philippines 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Portugal 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Qatar 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Sao Tome and Principe 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Saudi Arabia 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Seychelles 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Singapore 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Solomon Islands 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Taiwan 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 East Timor 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Tonga 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Vanuatu 0 DB16-20 methodology
- 152 Venezuela 0 DB16-20 methodology
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)
- Commercial service imports 481.67 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 49.60 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) in Sierra Leone?
- Getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) in Sierra Leone was 0 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The communication of tariffs and tariff changes index evaluates whether electricity tariffs are transparent. A score of 1 is assigned if effective tariffs are available online and customers are notified of a change in tariff a full billing cycle (that is, one month) ahead of time. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.