Global: Ease of doing business score in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Global: Ease of doing business score was 47.46 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Sierra Leone, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Sierra Leone is 47.46 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over five years.
Sierra Leone ranks 163rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 46.9 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 47.22 DB17-20 methodology | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 47.09 DB17-20 methodology | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.24 DB17-20 methodology | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.46 DB17-20 methodology | +0.5% |
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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 global: ease of doing business score in Sierra Leone?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Sierra Leone was 47.46 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 47.46 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Sierra Leone ranks 163rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.