Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 37.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sierra Leone, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sierra Leone is 37.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 25.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sierra Leone peaked at 52.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Sierra Leone ranks 179th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 41.8% | — |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | -1.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 37.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 44.4%, 85% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 37.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.3%, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 0.0% | 52.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 176 Mauritania 51.5% compare
- 177 Madagascar 46.5% compare
- 178 Niger 42.4% compare
- 180 Congo 31.2% compare
- 181 Uganda 14.4% compare
- 182 Benin 0.0%
- 182 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 182 Burundi 0.0%
- 182 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 182 Chad 0.0% compare
- 182 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0%
- 182 Eritrea 0.0% compare
- 182 Somalia 0.0%
- 182 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 182 Yemen 0.0% 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 getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sierra Leone?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sierra Leone was 37.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.