Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score was 72.17 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Sierra Leone, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 72.17 for getting electricity: time (days) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: time (days) - score in Sierra Leone peaked at 72.17 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2009.
That places Sierra Leone 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 58.7 | — |
| 2011 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.17 | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 72.17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.17 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.17 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.17 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.17 | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 72.17 is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.96, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 72.17 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.65, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.78 | 58.7 | 72.17 | 10 |
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: time (days) - score in Sierra Leone?
- Getting electricity: time (days) - score in Sierra Leone was 72.17 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 72.17 in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2009.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for getting electricity: time (days) - score?
- Sierra Leone ranks 113th 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: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for time 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.