Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 31.6 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sierra Leone, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 31.6 for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 34.78 | — |
| 2015 | 35.31 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 34.17 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 30.65 | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 31.7 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 31.6 | -0.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 31.6 is below the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 86% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 31.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone was 31.6 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 35.31 in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.65 in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Sierra Leone ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for getting electricity is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection and supply for a standardized warehouse, as well as the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.