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 5,057.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Sierra Leone, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 5,057.2% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Sierra Leone peaked at 8,777.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,855.7%, in 2015.
Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8,216.2% | — |
| 2010 | 8,777.5% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 8,423.0% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 8,152.4% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 4,715.2% | -42.2% |
| 2014 | 4,028.5% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 3,855.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 4,224.4% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 5,365.7% | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 5,025.2% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 5,057.2% | +0.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 5,057.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3,116.3%, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 5,057.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,979.3%, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,216.2% | 8,216.2% | 8,216.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,762.5% | 3,855.7% | 8,777.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 6 Burkina Faso 8,977.4% compare
- 7 Uganda 6,930.1% compare
- 8 Congo 5,569.3% compare
- 10 Niger 4,664.2% compare
- 11 Madagascar 4,336.4% compare
- 12 Mauritania 3,929.3% 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)
- 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: cost to get electricity in Sierra Leone?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Sierra Leone was 5,057.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 8,777.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,855.7% in 2015.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 9th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. 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: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.