Getting electricity: Procedures (number) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Getting electricity: Procedures was 8 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Procedures in Sierra Leone, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 8 number for getting electricity: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: procedures in Sierra Leone peaked at 9 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8 number, in 2014.
That places Sierra Leone 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Procedures in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9 number | — |
| 2010 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 number | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 number | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 8 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 5 number, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 8 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5 number, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 number | 9 number | 9 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.4 number | 8 number | 9 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 1 Romania 9 number compare
- 1 Tajikistan 9 number compare
- 3 Bangladesh 8.56 number compare
- 4 Barbados 8 number compare
- 4 Cote d'Ivoire 8 number compare
- 4 Guyana 8 number compare
- 4 Mongolia 8 number 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: procedures in Sierra Leone?
- Getting electricity: procedures in Sierra Leone was 8 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: procedures recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: procedures recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 number in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for getting electricity: procedures?
- Sierra Leone ranks 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: procedures rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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: Procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all the procedures required in practice for businesses to obtain a new electrical connection. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company’s employees or its main electrician or electrical engineer with external parties, such as the electricity distribution utility, electricity supply utilities, government agencies, electrical contractors and firms. Interactions between company employees and steps related to the internal electrical wiring, such as the design and execution of the internal electrical installation plans, are not counted as procedures. However, internal wiring inspections and certifications that are prerequisites to obtain a new connection are counted as procedures.